"上位語" meaning in Japanese

See 上位語 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [d͡ʑo̞ːi ɡo̞] Forms: 上位語 [canonical] (ruby: (じょう), (), ()), jōi go [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 上位 (jōi, “higher”) + 語 (go, “word”) Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|上位|語|sort=じょういご|t1=higher|t2=word|tr1=jōi|tr2=go}} 上位 (jōi, “higher”) + 語 (go, “word”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|じょうい ご}} 上(じょう)位(い)語(ご) • (jōi go)
  1. (semantics) hypernym Wikipedia link: ja:上位概念、下位概念、同位概念および同一概念
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