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    名言

    名めい言げん

    wise saying

    KMT8News #26+1NounLiteratureKanji Vocab13 strokes

    めいげん

    Noun

    1.
    wise saying, famous saying, witty remark

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    これは有ゆう名めいな名めい言げんです。

    This is a famous saying.

    KMT4Literature
    彼かれのスピーチには心こころに残のこる名めい言げんがいくつかありました。

    His speech contained several memorable famous sayings.

    KMT8LiteratureEmotions & Psychology
    文ぶん学がく作さく品ひんには、時じ代だいを超こえて読よみ継つがれる名めい言げんが数かず多おおく登とう場じょうします。

    Many famous sayings that are read across generations appear in literary works.

    KMT8LiteratureHistory
    私わたしは好すきな名めい言げんを手て帳ちょうに書かき留とめて、時とき々ど読きよみ返かえしています。

    I write down my favorite wise sayings in my notebook and reread them occasionally.

    KMT8EducationDaily Life
    多おおくの名めい言げんは、短みじかい言こと葉ばの中なかに深ふかい真しん理りを含ふくんでいます。

    Many wise sayings contain profound truths within short words.

    KMT9LiteratureReligion & Philosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
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