慣 用 語(かんようご)

かんようご

noun

idiom; idiomatic expression

1. idiom; idiomatic expression; set phrase

A fixed expression whose meaning cannot be fully understood from the individual words alone. Used as a linguistic term when discussing language and grammar.

この慣用語(かんようご)の意味(いみ)を教(おし)えてください。

Please tell me the meaning of this idiom.

日本語(にほんご)には体(からだ)に関(かん)する慣用語(かんようご)が多(おお)い。

There are many body-related idioms in Japanese.

慣用語(かんようご)を正(ただ)しく使(つか)えるようになると、日本語(にほんご)がより自然(しぜん)に聞(き)こえる。

Once you can use idioms correctly, your Japanese will sound more natural.

A linguistic term for fixed expressions whose meaning goes beyond the literal words. Japanese is particularly rich in body-part idioms (体(からだ)の慣用語(かんようご)), such as 目(め)が高(たか)い (to have a good eye), 手(て)を焼(や)く (to have difficulty with), and 腹(はら)が立(た)つ (to get angry).

Common collocations

慣用語(かんようご)を覚(おぼ)える: to learn idioms
慣用語(かんようご)の意味(いみ): meaning of an idiom
体(からだ)の慣用語(かんようご): body-part idioms
慣用語(かんようご)辞典(じてん): idiom dictionary

Related words

慣用句(かんようく): idiomatic phrase — often used interchangeably, but 慣用句(かんようく) specifically refers to phrasal units, while 慣用語(かんようご) can include single idiomatic words
諺(ことわざ): proverb — a complete sentence expressing traditional wisdom, not the same as an idiom
四字熟語(よじじゅくご): four-character compound — a specific class of set expressions using exactly four kanji

Related Words

Related: 慣用句(かんようく) (idiomatic phrase)

Related: 諺(ことわざ) (proverb)

Related: 四字熟語(よじじゅくご) (four-character compound)

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Added 2026.4.27 22:08 · Revised 2026.10.1 17:07

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