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 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 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN