Word Meaning 熟語

じゅくご jukugo

熟語 is read as じゅくご (jukugo) and means kanji compound.

Meaning

English

kanji compound
idiom
idiomatic phrase

Reading

Kana

じゅくご

Romaji

jukugo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 7204 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

熟語本位英和中辞典

じゅくごほんいえいわちゅうじてん

Saito's Idiomological English-Japanese Dictionary (1936)

四文字熟語

よんもじじゅくご

four-character compound word (usu. idiomatic)

4字熟語

よじじゅくご

four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)

熟す

こなす

to digest

熟睡

じゅくすい

deep sleep

熟知

じゅくち

being familiar with

熟練

じゅくれん

skill

熟成

じゅくせい

maturing

熟慮

じゅくりょ

to consider a matter carefully

熟し

こなし

carriage

熟読

じゅくどく

careful reading

熟議民主主義

じゅくぎみんしゅしゅぎ

deliberative democracy

Example Sentences

日本語は四字熟語って結構あるね。

There are lots of four-character compound words in Japanese, huh?

四字熟語とは四文字の熟語のことです。

A "yo-ji-juku-go" in Japanese is an idiom made from a compound of four characters.