Idiom

"Idiom" in Japanese

慣用句

kan'yōku

(idiomatic expression)

慣用語

kan'yōgo

(idiomatic expression)

成句

seiku

(idiomatic expression)

方言

hōgen

(language variety)

様式

yōshiki

(distinct style of art, etc)

熟語

jukugo

(idiomatic expression)

訛り

namari

(language variety)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.