複合

• 読み: ふくごう
• ローマ字: fukugō
• 漢字の分解: 複 (fuku) — multiple, compound, duplicate; 合 (gō) — combine, join, fit
• 発音: /ɸɯ.kɯ.go.ɯ/

意味

Composite; combined; complex. Describes something formed by combining multiple elements into one.

A noun and adjectival noun used to describe things made up of multiple components: 複合施設 (a multipurpose complex), 複合語 (a compound word). Also functions as a suru-verb meaning to combine or compound. Distinguished from 混合 (kongō, mixing) — 複合 implies structured combination where components retain identity, while 混合 implies blending.

例文

1. 駅前に大きな複合施設ができた。
2. 日本語には複合語がたくさんある。
3. 複合的な要因が重なって事故が起きた。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, academia, architecture

トーン: technical

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 複 (fuku, multiple/compound) + 合 (gō, combine/join). Literally 'multiply combined' — multiple things joined together.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated