定型表現(ていけいひょうげん)

ていけいひょうげん
noun
fixed expression; set phrase
language
1. fixed expression; set phrase; formulaic expression
A conventional, ready-made phrase used in a predictable way, such as set greetings or stock wordings in letters and business communication.
定型表現(ていけいひょうげん)を使(つか)う。
to use a fixed expression
ビジネスメールには定型表現(ていけいひょうげん)が多(おお)い。
Business emails contain many set phrases.
定型表現(ていけいひょうげん)を覚(おぼ)えておくと手紙(てがみ)がすらすら書(か)ける。
If you memorize set phrases, you can write letters smoothly.

A conventional, reusable phrase whose form is largely fixed. Common in discussions of letter-writing, business communication, and language learning.

Common collocations

  • 定型表現(ていけいひょうげん)を使(つか)う: to use a set phrase
  • あいさつの定型表現(ていけいひょうげん): a standard greeting phrase
  • 定型表現(ていけいひょうげん)を覚(おぼ)える: to learn set phrases

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Related Words

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