伝言

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Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

(でん)(ごん)する (dengon surusuru (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 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN