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How to say 'Prophecy' in Japanese | 予言

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The Japanese word for Prophecy is 'Yogen', written as 予言 in Japanese.'Prophecy' in hiragana is よげん.

    word

    予言

    Meaning

    Prophecy

    Reading

    よげん

    yogen

    Kanji

    予Beforehand 言Say

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '予言 (よげん)' means 'prophecy'. It refers to a prediction or foretelling of future events, often believed to be divinely inspired or based on supernatural insight. This term is commonly used in contexts involving religion, mythology, or speculative fiction. For example: The prophecy came true「予言が実現した」(よげんがじつげんした). He made a prophecy about the end of the world「彼は世界の終わりについて予言した」(かれはせかいのおわりについてよげんした). The nuance of '予言' often implies a sense of inevitability or destiny, distinguishing it from more casual predictions.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    5885

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 予言

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    予

    Meaning

    Beforehand

  • kanji

    言

    Meaning

    Say

Words Related to 予言 Through the Kanji 予

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 予 as well.

  • word

    予定

    Meaning

    Plan

  • word

    天気予報

    Meaning

    Weather forecast

  • word

    予習

    Meaning

    Preparation

  • word

    予約

    Meaning

    Reservation

  • word

    予算

    Meaning

    Budget

  • word

    予測

    Meaning

    Prediction

  • word

    予め

    Meaning

    Beforehand

  • word

    予備

    Meaning

    Reserve

  • word

    予報

    Meaning

    Forecast

  • word

    予感

    Meaning

    Premonition

  • word

    予想

    Meaning

    Expectation, Prediction

  • word

    予防

    Meaning

    Prevention

Words Related to 予言 Through the Kanji 言

These 26 Words contain the Kanji 言 as well.

  • word

    言う

    Meaning

    Say

  • word

    言葉

    Meaning

    Word

  • word

    言い方

    Meaning

    Way of speaking

  • word

    言語

    Meaning

    Language

  • word

    発言

    Meaning

    Statement

  • word

    一言

    Meaning

    Word

  • word

    言わば

    Meaning

    So to speak

  • word

    言い出す

    Meaning

    Start saying

  • word

    宣言

    Meaning

    Declaration

  • word

    言い返す

    Meaning

    Retort

  • word

    言い表わす

    Meaning

    Express

  • word

    言論

    Meaning

    Discussion, Speech

  • word

    言い訳

    Meaning

    Excuse

  • word

    言付ける

    Meaning

    Entrust

  • word

    証言

    Meaning

    Testimony

  • word

    遺言

    Meaning

    Will

  • word

    言葉遣い

    Meaning

    Wording

  • word

    書き言葉

    Meaning

    Written language

  • word

    方言

    Meaning

    Dialect

  • word

    言い替える

    Meaning

    Rephrase

  • word

    無言

    Meaning

    Silence

  • word

    言

    Meaning

    Word

  • word

    言及

    Meaning

    Mention

  • word

    独り言

    Meaning

    Soliloquy

  • word

    話し言葉

    Meaning

    Spoken language

  • word

    伝言

    Meaning

    Message

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