noun
connective; conjunction
A grammatical term for words or phrases that connect clauses or sentences, such as そして, しかし, だから, and また.
「しかし」は逆接の接続語です。
"Shikashi" is a contrastive connective.
接続語を正しく使うと、文章が読みやすくなる。
Using connectives correctly makes writing easier to read.
Compound of 接続 (connection) + 語 (word). A straightforward modern technical term.