げん
Meanings
Noun
1. word; remark; statement
Kanji used
say
Pitch accent
Top 4200
Used in vocabulary (117 in total)
single word; a few words; brief comment
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
declaration; proclamation; announcement
assertion; declaration; affirmation
testimony; (verbal) evidence
speech and conduct; words and deeds
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
abusive language; violent language; wild words
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
declaration; statement
declaration; profession
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
dialect; provincialism
commitment; pledge; promise
commitment; pledge; promise
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
falsehood; lie
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
wise saying; famous saying
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
previous remarks
spell; curse; incantation
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
groundless rumor (rumour)
declaration; statement; assertion
(good) advice
remark; statement; discourse
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
big talk; braggadocio
big talk; braggadocio
talking to oneself
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
abusive language; foul language
speech and behaviour (behavior)
wise saying; maxim
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
false charge; slander; defamation
wise saying
proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)
language; speech
being frank; going so far as to say
falsehood; lie
assertion; confirmation
uncomplimentary remarks; slander
talkativeness; verbosity; garrulity
to equivocate; to beat around the bush
boasting; bragging; talking big
tongues (i.e. utterances or "languages" spoken during instances of glossolalia)
foreword; preface
foreword; preface
saying something many times
unification of the written and spoken forms of a language
(a few) words; phrase; expression
comment; critical remark
reticence; taciturnity
foreword; preface; introduction
summary; contraction; verbal agreement
uninflected word
foreword; preface; prefatory note
admonitory speech; words of admonition
colloquial language
advocacy; pleading by proxy; speaking for another; attorney
eat one's words; break one's promises
declinable word; inflectable word
crazy talk
needless to say; it goes without saying that
pleonasm; redundancy; tautology; kanji compound in which the same character is repeated
lots of words
urging; persuasion; declaration
responsibility for one's words
common saying; slang; argot
summary; summarization; general remarks; abstract; epitome
cutting remark; biting (scathing, bitter) criticism; harsh words
falsehood
brief statement; summary
pithy or short and witty remark; wisecrack
words; speech; expression
verbosity; redundancy
linguistics; philology
dialect; language of the common people; colloquial language; slang
discourse; expression of thoughts, ideas, etc.
other words
conjunction
elegant words; refined diction
(logical) disjunction
to keep one's word
prefatory words; epigraph
chatter; useless words
heroic words; big talk; boasting; bragging; grandiloquence; rodomontade
every single word and phrase; each and every word
preface; foreword
flowery words
flirtation; seductive talk; erotic talk
good words; wise saying
rude word; inappropriate word; coarse language
rude word; inappropriate word; coarse language
Examples (2 in total)
It is foolish to take his word seriously.
"Jesus said—" "I don't care."