伝言

Japanese

Kanji in this term
でん
Grade: 4
ごん
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
傳言 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) んごん [dèńgóń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [dẽ̞ŋɡõ̞ɴ]

    Noun

    (でん)(ごん) • (dengon) 

    1. message

    Usage notes

    There is an implication that 伝言 refers to a verbal message, but this is not always the case; it can also refer to a written message. It is frequently used in association with telephone calls.

    Synonyms

    Idioms

    • 伝言(でんごん)(たの)まれる (dengon o tanomareru): to be charged with a message for someone

    Verb

    (でん)(ごん)する • (dengon suru) suru (stem (でん)(ごん) (dengon shi), past (でん)(ごん)した (dengon shita))

    1. to send word; to give a message

    Conjugation

    References

    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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