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set phrase; fixed expression; stock phrase
A conventionalized phrase or expression that is used repeatedly in a particular context, often without variation.
メールの定型句を覚える。
Learn stock phrases for emails.
ビジネス文書には定型句が多く使われる。
Many set phrases are used in business documents.
定型句に頼りすぎると、文章が不自然に感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 for opening and closing emails, making requests, and expressing thanks.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 定型句を使う: to use a set phrase
- ビジネス定型句: business stock phrases
- メールの定型句: email boilerplate phrases
- 挨拶の定型句: greeting formulas
- 定型句集: collection of set phrases
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 慣用句: idiom — a fixed expression whose meaning cannot be deduced from the individual words
- 決まり文句: cliche; stock phrase — carries a slightly negative nuance of being overused
- 常套句: cliche; hackneyed phrase — emphasizes that the expression is so commonly used it has become trite
EXAMPLES OF 定型句:
- お世話になっております: standard business email opening
- ご検討のほどよろしくお願いいたします: standard polite closing for requests