Japanese symbol for “allusion”
言及
げんきゅう
Romaji: genkyuu
reference; allusion
In Japanese, allusion is 言及, read げんきゅう (genkyuu).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs reference; allusion
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “allusion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 引喩 | いんゆ in'yu | allusion |
| 関説 | かんせつ kansetsu | allusion; alluding; related explanation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 言う | いう iu | to say; to utter; to declare |
| 言葉 | ことば kotoba | language; dialect |
| 発言 | はつげん hatsugen | statement; remark; observation |
| 宣言 | せんげん sengen | declaration; proclamation; announcement |
| 言語 | げんご gengo | language |
| 一言 | ひとこと hitokoto | single word; a few words; brief comment |
| 普及 | ふきゅう fukyuu | diffusion; spread; popularization |
| 追及 | ついきゅう tsuikyuu | investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.