言うまでも無い

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 4
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Alternative spellings
言うまでもない
言う迄も無い

Etymology edit

Phrase consisting of 言う (iu, to say) + まで (made, until, as much as) + (mo, also, even) + 無い (nai, not, isn't). Literally, “not even as much as talking about”.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [iɯ̟ᵝ ma̠de̞ mo̞ na̠i]

Adjective edit

()うまでも() (iu made mo naiいふまでもない (ifumademonai)?-i (adverbial ()うまでも() (iu made mo naku))

  1. (idiomatic) needless to say, goes without saying
    Synonym: 言わずもがな

Inflection edit