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How to say 'Testimony' in Japanese | 証言

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The Japanese word for Testimony is 'Shougen', written as 証言 in Japanese.'Testimony' in hiragana is しょうげん.

    word

    証言

    Meaning

    Testimony

    Reading

    しょうげん

    shougen

    Kanji

    証Evidence 言Say

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '証言 (しょうげん)' refers to 'testimony' or a formal statement given under oath, typically in a legal context. It is used when someone provides evidence or recounts events they have witnessed. For example: The witness gave his testimony「証人が証言をした」(しょうにんがしょうげんをした). Her testimony was crucial to the case「彼女の証言は事件にとって重要だった」(かのじょのしょうげんはじけんにとってじゅうようだった). This word is commonly used in legal settings, such as courtrooms, but can also appear in everyday contexts when discussing someone's account of events.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    4141

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 証言

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    証

    Meaning

    Evidence

  • kanji

    言

    Meaning

    Say

Words Related to 証言 Through the Kanji 証

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 証 as well.

  • word

    証拠

    Meaning

    Evidence

  • word

    免許証

    Meaning

    License

  • word

    証券

    Meaning

    Bond, Security

  • word

    証明

    Meaning

    Proof, Verification

  • word

    証

    Meaning

    Proof

  • word

    検証

    Meaning

    Verification

  • word

    保証

    Meaning

    Guarantee, Warranty

  • word

    保証人

    Meaning

    Guarantor

Words Related to 証言 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

    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

    予言

    Meaning

    Prophecy

  • 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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