言げん

noun

word; remark; statement

Refers to a spoken or written word, remark, or statement. Often used in formal or literary contexts, and commonly appears in compounds such as 発言 (utterance) or 言動 (words and actions).

• 彼かれの言げんに従したがって行こう動どうした。

  I acted according to his words.

• その言げんは深ふかく心こころに残のこった。

  That remark remained deeply in my heart.