専門用語(せんもんようご)

せんもんようご
noun
technical term; jargon
languageacademic
1. technical term; specialized terminology; jargon
A word or phrase specific to a particular field or profession that may not be readily understood by people outside that field.
専門用語(せんもんようご)が多(おお)くてわからない。
There are too many technical terms and I don't understand.
専門用語(せんもんようご)を使(つか)わずに説明(せつめい)してください。
Please explain without using technical terms.
医学(いがく)の専門用語(せんもんようご)は一般(いっぱん)の人(ひと)にはなかなか理解(りかい)しにくいので、患者(かんじゃ)にはわかりやすい言葉(ことば)で伝(つた)えるべきだ。
Medical jargon is hard for ordinary people to understand, so doctors should communicate with patients in plain language.

Composed of 専門(せんもん) (specialty, expertise) + 用語(ようご) (terminology, terms). This is a common compound used across many fields to describe vocabulary specific to a discipline.

Common collocations

  • 医学(いがく)専門用語(せんもんようご): medical terminology
  • 法律(ほうりつ)専門用語(せんもんようご): legal terminology
  • 専門用語(せんもんようご)集(しゅう): glossary of technical terms
  • 専門用語(せんもんようご)を避(さ)ける: to avoid jargon

Similar words

  • 用語(ようご): term, terminology — broader, not limited to specialized fields
  • 術語(じゅつご): technical term — more formal and academic synonym
  • カタカナ語(ご): katakana word — often overlaps with jargon in business contexts, but refers specifically to loanwords

Related Words

Compare: 術語(じゅつご) (technical term)
Compare: 重要語(じゅうようご) (key word)
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