Part-Whole Relation
Partitive
Genitive
Meronymy
What is it part of?
extended
intermediate
Relations
意味
A relation where one thing is a part, member, ingredient, section, surface, feature, or component of another.
見分け方
Ask whether one entity belongs structurally inside another.
例
単語
roof|hand|page|piece|member
フレーズ
the roof of the house|a piece of cake|part of the team
文
The roof of the house is red.
Visual guide
Basic shape
WHOLE └─ PART / member house └─ roof team └─ member Ask: part of what?
Compare shape
Same relation, different forms: English: roof of the house Genitive: house-GEN roof Compound: house-roof Partitive: piece of cake Not just ownership.
言語別ビュー
母語では
Japanese
表れ方
strong
重要度
Part-whole relations are commonly built with の.
家の屋根は赤い。
The roof of the house is red.
学習中の言語では
Vietnamese (standard)
表れ方
strong
難易度
Part-whole relations are often simple noun sequences, sometimes with của for clarity or emphasis.
Mái nhà bị hỏng.
roof house passive broken
よくあるつまずき
Learners may translate every of with của even when a noun sequence is natural.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.