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How to say 'Will' in Japanese | 遺言

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The Japanese word for Will is 'Yuigon', written as 遺言 in Japanese.'Will' in hiragana is ゆいごん.

    word

    遺言

    Meaning

    Will

    Reading

    ゆいごん

    yuigon

    Kanji

    遺Leave behind 言Say

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '遺言 (ゆいごん)' refers to a 'will' or 'testament', specifically a legal document that states a person's wishes regarding the distribution of their property and the care of any minor children after their death. It can also refer to a dying wish or last words. For example: He left a will「彼は遺言を残した」(かれはゆいごんをのこした). The will was read after the funeral「遺言は葬式の後に読まれた」(ゆいごんはそうしきのあとによまれた). It's important to note that this word is often used in legal contexts, but can also be used more generally to refer to a person's final wishes.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    4193

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 遺言

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    遺

    Meaning

    Leave behind

  • kanji

    言

    Meaning

    Say

Words Related to 遺言 Through the Kanji 遺

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 遺 as well.

  • word

    遺伝

    Meaning

    Heredity

  • word

    遺跡

    Meaning

    Ruins

  • word

    遺族

    Meaning

    Bereaved

  • word

    遺産

    Meaning

    Inheritance

  • word

    遺体

    Meaning

    Corpse

Words Related to 遺言 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

    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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What does 'Yuigon' (遺言) mean?

'Yuigon' means 'Will' .

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