熟語 (じゅくご): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

熟語 (じゅくご) means idiomatic phrase / kanji compound / set expression.

See example sentences below.

熟語 at a glance

熟語

じゅくごjukugo

N2noun

idiomatic phrase / kanji compound / set expression

熟語じゅくごjukugoN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

idiomatic phrase / kanji compound / set expression

Example 1

この熟語の意味を教えてください。

Translation

Please tell me the meaning of this idiomatic phrase.

Example 2

熟語は漢字が二つ以上集まった言葉です。

Translation

A kanji compound is a word made of two or more kanji.