Chinese edit

few; widowed
 
to speak; to say; talk
to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad.
(寡言)

Pronunciation edit


Adjective edit

寡言

  1. taciturn; reticent

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (寡言):

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
げん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

()(げん) (kagen-na (adnominal ()(げん) (kagen na), adverbial ()(げん) (kagen ni))

  1. taciturn, reticent

Inflection edit

Noun edit

()(げん) (kagen

  1. reticence, taciturnity

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

寡言 (gwa'eon) (hangeul 과언)

  1. Hanja form? of 과언 (reticence, taciturnity).