(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)使(つか)
to use a fixed expression
ビジネスメール定型表現(ていけいひょうげん)(おお)
Business emails contain many set phrases.
定型表現(ていけいひょうげん)(おぼ)えておく手紙(てがみ)すらすら()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)使(つか): to use a set phrase
  • あいさつ定型表現(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)(おぼ)える: to learn set phrases

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