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複合

ふくごう

composite; compound; combining two or more elements into one

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Examples

  1. 駅前に大きな複合施設ができた。

    えきまえにおおきなふくごうしせつができた。

    A large multi-purpose complex has opened in front of the station.

  2. 研究者は脳の新しい受容体複合体を特定した。

    けんきゅうしゃはのうのあたらしいじゅようたいふくごうたいをとくていした。

    Researchers have identified a new receptor complex in the brain.

  3. 今回の不況は複数の要因が複合した結果だ。

    こんかいのふきょうはふくすうのよういんがふくごうしたけっかだ。

    This recession is the result of several factors acting in combination.

Common patterns

複合施設
a multi-purpose complex
複合的な要因
a combination of factors
複合汚染
combined (multi-source) pollution

Memory tip

A technical, written word — two or more distinct things joined while each stays identifiable. 複雑 means merely complicated; 複合 says what it is made of.

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