格言 | Japanese meaning

格言【かくげん】

Frequency rank: 29,090. – 29,318.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb

Forms

格言【かくげん】Frequency rank: 29,090. – 29,318.
かくげん

Generated definitions (experimental)

saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb

This word refers to a short, pithy statement that expresses a general truth or principle. It's often used to convey wisdom or advice succinctly.

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In life, the important thing is to learn from sayings.

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That proverb gives me courage.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to create a sayingfamous proverbto quote a maximlife aphorismold sayingto follow a proverbto learn a sayingしゅう集collection of sayingsgood maximto learn through proverbs

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

Wiktionary

Example sentences

3 results

1. 。

He worked in his favorite maxim.

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2. 、。

We have a saying to the effect that a good neighbor is better than a faraway relative.

Tatoeba

3. 、きごう？

What's your favorite quote?

Tatoeba

格言【かくげん】

Frequency rank: 29,090. – 29,318.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb

Forms

格言【かくげん】Frequency rank: 29,090. – 29,318.
かくげん

Generated definitions (experimental)

saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb

This word refers to a short, pithy statement that expresses a general truth or principle. It's often used to convey wisdom or advice succinctly.

、。

In life, the important thing is to learn from sayings.

、。

That proverb gives me courage.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to create a sayingfamous proverbto quote a maximlife aphorismold sayingto follow a proverbto learn a sayingしゅう集collection of sayingsgood maximto learn through proverbs

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)