"下位語" meaning in Japanese

See 下位語 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ka̠i ɡo̞] Forms: 下位語 [canonical] (ruby: (), (), ()), kai go [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 下位 (kai, “lower”) + 語 (go, “word”) Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|下位|語|sort=かいご|t1=lower|t2=word|tr1=kai|tr2=go}} 下位 (kai, “lower”) + 語 (go, “word”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かい ご}} 下(か)位(い)語(ご) • (kai go)
  1. (semantics) hyponym 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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      "roman": "jōigo",
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          "上",
          "じょう"
        ],
        [
          "位",
          "い"
        ],
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        ]
      ],
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  "etymology_text": "Compound of 下位 (kai, “lower”) + 語 (go, “word”)",
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          "english": "The word \"cat\" is a hyponym of \"animal\" and \"mammal\".",
          "roman": "“Neko” to iu kotoba wa,“dōbutsu” ya “honyūrui” no kaigo desu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "猫",
              "ねこ"
            ],
            [
              "言葉",
              "ことば"
            ],
            [
              "動",
              "どう"
            ],
            [
              "物",
              "ぶつ"
            ],
            [
              "哺",
              "ほ"
            ],
            [
              "乳",
              "にゅう"
            ],
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              "類",
              "るい"
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      "ipa": "[ka̠i ɡo̞]"
    }
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}
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          "じょう"
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          "位",
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          "ご"
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        "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
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              "か"
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              "い"
            ],
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              "語",
              "ご"
            ],
            [
              "下",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "位",
              "い"
            ],
            [
              "概",
              "がい"
            ],
            [
              "念",
              "ねん"
            ],
            [
              "表",
              "あら"
            ],
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              "語",
              "ご"
            ]
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            [
              "猫",
              "ねこ"
            ],
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              "言葉",
              "ことば"
            ],
            [
              "動",
              "どう"
            ],
            [
              "物",
              "ぶつ"
            ],
            [
              "哺",
              "ほ"
            ],
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              "乳",
              "にゅう"
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              "類",
              "るい"
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              "下",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "位",
              "い"
            ],
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              "語",
              "ご"
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      "ipa": "[ka̠i ɡo̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "下位語"
}

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