伝言

Japanese

Kanji in this term
でん
Grade: 4
ごん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

伝言 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 傳言, hiragana でんごん, rōmaji 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

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

Verb

伝言する (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 傳言する, hiragana でんごんする, rōmaji dengon suru)

  1. to send word; to give a message

Conjugation

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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