予言者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
予	言	者
よ Grade: 3	げん Grade: 2	しゃ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 予言 (yogen, “prediction, foretelling”) +‎ 者 (sha, “person”).

Noun

予言者 (hiragana よげんしゃ, rōmaji yogensha)

foreteller

Usage notes

In speech, this word is identical to 預言者. In writing, 予言者 is more neutral about the kind of prediction, whereas 預言者 carries more religious overtones.

Synonyms

預言者 (よげんしゃ) (yogensha): a prophet

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