造語

Japanese

Kanji in this term
造 語
ぞう
Grade: 5
ご
Grade: 2
goon

Etymology

Compound of 造(ぞう) (zō, “to create”) + 語(ご) (-go, “words”).

Pronunciation

Noun

造(ぞう)語(ご) • (zōgo) ←ざうご (zaugo)?

  1. (lexicography) coinage

Verb

造(ぞう)語(ご)する • (zōgo suru) ←ざうご (zaugo)?suru (stem 造(ぞう)語(ご)し (zōgo shi), past 造(ぞう)語(ご)した (zōgo shita))

  1. (lexicography) to coin

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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