- 金言
- きんげん
wise saying
maxim* * *きんげん【金言】maxim〖C〗金言, 格言;処世訓a golden maxim 金言
wise saying〖C〗金言, 格言aphorism〖C〗金言, 格言, アフォリズム, 警句《◆「機智を含む警句」は epigram》.* * *きんげん【金言】a golden [wise] saying; a (wise) maxim; a wise saw; a watchword; a dictum 《pl. -ta, ~s》; a gnome.●金言耳に逆らう. Wise words are unwelcome to the ear.
金言作者 a writer of maxims; a gnomist.金言集 a collection of maxims and proverbs; a gnomology.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.