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箴言

箴言

Chinese

warn
 
to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad.
(箴言) 		箴 言

Noun

箴言

  1. maxim
  2. exhortation
  3. proverb

Proper noun

箴言

  1. Proverbs

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (箴言):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
箴 言
しん
Hyōgaiji 		げん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 箴言 ‎(tsyim + ngjon, literally “admonish + speech”).

Pronunciation

Noun

箴言 ‎(hiragana しんげん, romaji shingen)

  1. proverb

Synonyms

Proper noun

箴言 ‎(hiragana しんげん, romaji Shingen)

  1. Proverbs

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Hanja in this term
箴 言

Noun

箴言 • ‎(jameon) ‎(hangeul 잠언)

  1. Hanja form? of 잠언, “proverb”.

Proper noun

箴言 • ‎(Jameon) ‎(hangeul 잠언)

  1. Hanja form? of 잠언, “Proverbs”.

Pronunciation

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