MAKNA JUKUGO PADA ALBUM OPEN A DOOR KARYA AIMER

Abstract

Language is a meaningful means of communication, with various languages spoken around the world, and Japanese is one of them. Japanese has a complex writing system, with kanji being one of the main components that play a significant role in word formation. Word formation consists of various combinations of kanji, either two or more combinations. These combinations form kanji that have a more specific or broad meaning, and this is still a difficulty for some Japanese learners especially in understanding, memorizing, and interpreting the meaning of the combined kanji. This study aims to analyze the meaning of jukugo (??), especially those formed from the combination of two kanji, in the lyrics of songs from the album Open a Door by Aimer. Jukugo (??) refers to the combination of two or more kanji characters that produce a new meaning, which is very important in Japanese. This research explores how two kanji combined create concepts and nuances beyond the basic meaning of each character. This research is a descriptive qualitative research using the listening and note-taking technique for data collection. The data analyzed in this study are jukugo (??) contained in Aimer's Open A Door album.This research identified 126 data of nijijukugo (????), which is a combination of two kanji divided into eight structural formations, 21 data of combined kanji with the same meaning, 10 data of combined kanji with the same meaning.