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言明 (げんめい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
declaration ; statement ; assertion
A clear, explicit statement of a position, fact, intention, or denial. As 言明する, it often takes a quoted clause with と and is more formal than simply 言う.
社しゃ 長ちょう は 会かい 見けん で 、 工こう 場じょう を 閉へい 鎖さ し ない と 言げん 明めい し た 。
At the press conference, the company president declared that the factory would not be closed.
Similar words 表ひょう 明めい Often means expressing or making known an opinion, intention, or stance; 言明 is more explicitly declarative or assertive.
宣せん 言げん A public declaration or proclamation, often ceremonial or official; 言明 can be any clear formal statement or assertion.
断だん 言げん Means asserting something categorically or with certainty; 言明 is formal but not necessarily as emphatic.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 言, 'words; say,' and 明, 'clear; make clear.' The spelling transparently suggests making something clear in words.
