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格言

Reading

Kana: かくげん
Romaji: kakugen
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb

Kanji

Readings: カク、 コウ、 キャク、 ゴウ
Meanings: status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word

Example Sentences

(かれ)自分(じぶん)のすきな格言(かくげん)をいれた。
➥He worked in his favorite maxim.
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よい隣人(りんじん)(とお)くの親戚(しんせき)よりよい、という趣旨(しゅし)格言(かくげん)がある。
➥We have a saying to the effect that a good neighbor is better than a faraway relative.
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