語彙

• 読み: ごい
• ローマ字: goi
• 漢字の分解: 語 (go) — word, speech; 彙 (i) — collection, gathering
• 発音: /ɡo.i/

意味

Vocabulary; lexicon; word stock. The total inventory of words known or used by a person, community, or language.

A noun referring to the set of words available to a speaker or found within a text, language, or domain. In linguistics, 語彙 may refer to an individual's mental lexicon or a language's total word inventory. Commonly discussed in language education in terms of 語彙力 (vocabulary proficiency) and 語彙量 (vocabulary size). Frequent in academic and pedagogical contexts.

例文

1. 読書量が増えるにつれて、語彙も自然と豊かになっていった。
2. 専門的な論文を書くには、学術的な語彙を幅広く習得しておく必要がある。
3. 彼女の語彙の豊かさは、幼いころから本に親しんできた証だろう。

使い方ガイド

場面: language learning, linguistics, education, writing

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 語 (go, word/speech) and 彙 (i, collection/gathering). 彙 is a relatively rare character meaning 'to gather together,' making 語彙 literally 'a gathered collection of words.' The kanji 彙 is also seen in 類彙 (classified collection).

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal