鍵語(かぎご)

かぎご
noun
keyword; key word; key term
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.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 鍵語(かぎご)検索(けんさく): keyword search
  • 鍵語(かぎご)を抽出(ちゅうしゅつ)する: to extract keywords
  • 重要(じゅうよう)な鍵語(かぎご): important keyword
  • 鍵語(かぎご)索引(さくいん): keyword index

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • キーワード: keyword (loanword; far more common in everyday usage, technology, and business)
  • 見出(みだ)し語(ご): headword, entry word (specifically the word that heads a dictionary entry)
  • 術語(じゅつご): technical term (specialized vocabulary of a particular field)
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