迷言

Japanese

Kanji in this term
迷	言
めい Grade: 5	げん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Modification of 名言 (meigen, “wise saying”) by replacing 名 (“famous”) with 迷 (“lost”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- IPA^(key): [me̞ːɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

迷言 (hiragana めいげん, rōmaji meigen)

sayings that seem wise but are actually meaningless

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