ゲン
Meanings
Noun
1. word; remark; statement
There's no need to listen to what someone like that says.
Pitch accent
ゲ
ン
Used in vocabulary (113 in total)
every word
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
previous remarks
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
declaration; proclamation; announcement
declaration; profession
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
spell; curse; incantation
falsehood; lie
eat one's words; break one's promises
conjunction
single word; a few words; brief comment
assertion; declaration; affirmation
testimony; (verbal) evidence
language
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
abusive language; violent language; wild words
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
declaration; statement
wording (esp. of written text)
dialect; provincialism
commitment; pledge; promise
commitment; pledge; promise
falsehood; lie
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
promptly
(good) advice
declaration; statement; assertion
groundless rumor (rumour)
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
remark; statement; discourse
linguistics
big talk; braggadocio
big talk; braggadocio
silence
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
talking to oneself
boasting; bragging; talking big
speech and behaviour (behavior)
wise saying; maxim
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
apt remark; wise saying
proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)
abusive language; foul language
false charge; slander; defamation
language; speech
being frank; going so far as to say
assertion; confirmation
uncomplimentary remarks; slander
saying something many times
talkativeness; verbosity; garrulity
tongues (i.e. utterances or "languages" spoken during instances of glossolalia)
foreword; preface
foreword; preface
needless to say; it goes without saying that
flattery
(a few) words; phrase; expression
comment; critical remark
reticence; taciturnity
summary; contraction; verbal agreement
many words
foreword; preface; introduction
uninflectable nominal (in Japanese)
foreword; preface; prefatory note
admonitory speech; words of admonition
colloquial language
independent inflectable word (in Japanese)
protest
crazy talk; nonsense; jest
a great many words; huge number of words
pleonasm; redundancy; tautology
falsehood
responsibility for one's words
every single word and phrase; each and every word
all talk, no action
lots of words
earnest persuasion; urging strongly; saying harshly; arguing fiercely; cutting remark
dialect; language of the common people; colloquial language; slang
advocacy; pleading by proxy; speaking for another; attorney
cutting remark; biting (scathing, bitter) criticism; harsh words
summary; summarization; general remarks; abstract; epitome
common saying; slang; argot
pithy or short and witty remark; wisecrack
brief statement; summary
verbosity; redundancy
linguistics; philology
words; speech; expression
other words
elegant words; refined diction
disjunction
discourse; expression of thoughts, ideas, etc.
spoken and written language
prefatory words; epigraph
speech sound
flowery yet empty words; pretentious talk; insubstantial statements; Chinese (language)
chatter; useless words
heroic words; big talk; boasting; bragging; grandiloquence; rodomontade
good words; wise saying
preface; foreword
rude word; inappropriate word; coarse language
flirtation; seductive talk; erotic talk
Examples (4 in total)
It is foolish to take his word seriously.
There's no need to listen to what someone like that says.
According to the company president, they plan to open a new shop next year.