用語|ようごyougo[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounterm; terminology
   「美うつくしい」とか「醜みにくい」といった言葉ことばは相対的そうたいてきな用語ようごである。↗

   The words 'beautiful' and 'ugly' are relative terms.
2. nounwording; choice of words; phraseology

• Synonym術語じゅつごWrittenWritten/formal prose for strictly defined academic terms; more technical and scholarly than 「用語」.
• Synonym専門用語せんもんようごNeutralTerms of a specialist field, as in 「医学の専門用語」; stresses jargon that laypeople find hard to understand.
• SynonymターミノロジーWrittenLoanword for terminology or the study of terms, used mainly in academic and translation contexts.
• Related言葉ことばNeutralThe broadest of these words, covering language and words in general (「言葉を選ぶ」), not just field-specific terms.
• Related言葉遣いことばづかいNeutralHow one phrases things in speech (「言葉遣いが丁寧」); centers on politeness of wording rather than field terms.
• Related言い方いいかたNeutralA way of saying or putting something (「言い方がきつい」); very common in everyday speech.
• Related言いよういいようNeutralHow something is said (「物は言いよう」); mostly appears in set phrases.
• Related用語法ようごほうWrittenWritten/formal: how words are used, or the usage of a field's terms; mostly in linguistics and usage guides.

Use 「用語」 for the words of a particular field, as in 「法律用語」. Emphasize technical jargon with 「専門用語」, strictly defined academic terms with 「術語」, and how someone phrases things with 「言葉遣い」 or 「言い方」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 使つかわれる言葉ことば。言葉ことばの使い方つかいかた。
2. 特定とくていの分野ぶんやで使つかわれる語句ごく。