鍵語(かぎご)

かぎご
noun
keyword; key word; key term
languagescience
1. keyword; key word; key term
Used in academic and research contexts
論文(ろんぶん)の鍵語(かぎご)を選(えら)ぶ。
To choose keywords for a research paper.
この章(しょう)の鍵語(かぎご)は「持続可能性(じぞくかのうせい)」です。
The key term of this chapter is 'sustainability.'
鍵語(かぎご)を手(て)がかりに文献(ぶんけん)を検索(けんさく)すると、関連(かんれん)する資料(しりょう)が見(み)つけやすくなる。
If you search the literature using keywords as a guide, it becomes easier to find related materials.

A compound of 鍵(かぎ) (key) + 語(ご) (word). This is the Japanese-origin equivalent of the loanword キーワード. While both are used, 鍵語(かぎご) tends to appear in formal academic writing, particularly in fields like linguistics, literary criticism, and the humanities.

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Compare: キーワード (keyword (loanword)
Compare: 見出(みだ)し語(ご) (headword, entry word)
Compare: 術語(じゅつご) (technical term)
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