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. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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