接続詞

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 接続詞 is read as せつぞくし and is an independent word class that links clauses, sentences, or stretches of discourse while showing their logical relationship.
• Basic usage: Use 接続詞で二文をつなぐ for connecting two sentences with a conjunction and 同じ接続詞を繰り返す for repeating the same conjunction.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference between 接続詞 and 助詞
  • The former independently connects clauses, sentences, or stretches of discourse and signals their relation, whereas the latter attaches to a noun or phrase to mark its grammatical role.