定型句(ていけいく)

ていけいく
noun
set phrase; fixed expression; stock phrase
language
1. set phrase; fixed expression; stock phrase
A conventionalized phrase or expression that is used repeatedly in a particular context, often without variation.
メールの定型句(ていけいく)を覚(おぼ)える。
Learn stock phrases for emails.
ビジネス文書(ぶんしょ)には定型句(ていけいく)が多(おお)く使(つか)われる。
Many set phrases are used in business documents.
定型句(ていけいく)に頼(たよ)りすぎると、文章(ぶんしょう)が不自然(ふしぜん)に感(かん)じられることがある。
If you rely too much on set phrases, your writing can feel unnatural.

Refers to conventionalized expressions that people use repeatedly, especially in formal or ritualized communication. Common in business emails, speeches, letters, and seasonal greetings. Japanese business culture relies heavily on 定型句(ていけいく) for opening and closing emails, making requests, and expressing thanks.

Common collocations

  • 定型句(ていけいく)を使(つか)う: to use a set phrase
  • ビジネス定型句(ていけいく): business stock phrases
  • メールの定型句(ていけいく): email boilerplate phrases
  • 挨拶(あいさつ)の定型句(ていけいく): greeting formulas
  • 定型句(ていけいく)集(しゅう): collection of set phrases

Similar words

  • 慣用句(かんようく): idiom — a fixed expression whose meaning cannot be deduced from the individual words
  • 決(き)まり文句(もんく): cliche; stock phrase — carries a slightly negative nuance of being overused
  • 常套句(じょうとうく): cliche; hackneyed phrase — emphasizes that the expression is so commonly used it has become trite

EXAMPLES OF 定型句(ていけいく):

Related Words

Compare: 慣用句(かんようく) (idiom)
Compare: 決(き)まり文句(もんく) (cliche)
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