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headword; entry word; lemma
The word or phrase listed as the main entry in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or index under which definitions and information are given.
この辞書の見出し語は五万語ある。
This dictionary has 50,000 headwords.
見出し語は太字で表示されている。
The headwords are displayed in bold.
動詞は終止形が見出し語として載っているので、「食べます」ではなく「食べる」で引く。
Verbs are listed as headwords in their dictionary form, so you look up 'taberu,' not 'tabemasu.'
A compound of 見出し (heading/headline) and 語 (word). This is an essential term for anyone learning how to use Japanese dictionaries. In Japanese lexicography, verbs are listed in their 終止形 (dictionary form), adjectives in their basic form, and nouns as-is.
The term is also used metaphorically in publishing and journalism to refer to the key terms that organize content.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 見出し語数: number of headwords
- 見出し語を引く: to look up a headword
- 見出し語として載る: to be listed as a headword
RELATED TERMS:
- 見出し: heading; headline
- 語彙: vocabulary
- 辞書: dictionary
- 索引: index