See also: 言語道斷

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ごん
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
どう
Grade: 2
だん
Grade: 5
goon
Alternative spelling
言語道斷 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) んごどーだん [góꜜǹgò dòòdàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɡõ̞ŋɡo̞ do̞ːdã̠ɴ]

Adjective edit

(ごん)()(どう)(だん) (gongo dōdanごんごだうだん (gongo daudan)?-na (adnominal (ごん)()(どう)(だん) (gongo dōdan na), adverbial (ごん)()(どう)(だん) (gongo dōdan ni))

  1. outrageous
  2. absurd, preposterous
  3. unpardonable

Inflection edit

Noun edit

(ごん)()(どう)(だん) (gongo dōdanごんごだうだん (gongo daudan)?

  1. outrageousness
  2. absurdity
  3. inexcusability

References edit

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN