重要語(じゅうようご)

じゅうようご
noun
key word; important term
1. key word; important vocabulary item
A word judged especially important to learn or understand, particularly in study materials and textbooks. Often used of vocabulary that learners are expected to master.
重要語(じゅうようご)を覚(おぼ)える。
I memorize the key words.
この教科書(きょうかしょ)では重要語(じゅうようご)が太字(ふとじ)になっている。
In this textbook the key words are in bold.
試験(しけん)の前(まえ)に、各章(かくしょう)の重要語(じゅうようご)をもう一度(いちど)確認(かくにん)しておこう。
Before the exam, let's review the key terms in each chapter once more.

Formed from 重要(じゅうよう) (important) plus the suffix 語(ご) (word, term). Most common in the language of study guides, textbooks, and dictionaries.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 重要語(じゅうようご)を覚(おぼ)える: to memorize key words
  • 重要語(じゅうようご)の一覧(いちらん): a list of key terms
  • 重要語(じゅうようご)に印(しるし)をつける: to mark the key words

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • キーワード: keyword — loanword; also used for search terms and themes
  • 専門用語(せんもんようご): technical term — specialized jargon of a field, not just an important word
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