単語|たんごtango[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounword; vocabulary
   これらの単語たんごを一ひとつずつ覚おぼえなさい。↗

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• Synonym言葉ことばNeutralBroadly covers language, speech and words in general, and can also mean a single word; 「単語」 is strictly the minimal grammatical unit of vocabulary.
• Synonym語ごNeutralMostly used as a suffix, as in 「外来語」 and 「日本語」; standing alone it leans toward written/formal prose, while 「単語」 is the more common standalone word.
• SynonymワードNeutralA loanword meaning 'word', used mainly in searching and word processing, as in 「キーワード」.

Use 「単語」 for vocabulary items, as in memorizing words or a word list. Use 「言葉」 for language or speech in general, 「〜語」 as a suffix, and 「ワード」 for search keywords and word processing.

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1. 言語げんごの単位たんいの一種いっしゅで、一ひとつ以上いじょうの意味いみを持もち、文ぶんを作つくるときに独立どくりつして用もちいられる最小さいしょうの単位たんい。語ごともいう。