Japanese symbol for “subtext”
言外の意味
げんがいのいみ
Romaji: gengainoimi
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning
In Japanese, subtext is 言外の意味, read げんがいのいみ (gengainoimi).
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Meanings
- exp, n subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “subtext”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アンダーメッセージ | アンダーメッセージ andaamesseeji | hidden meaning; connotation; subtext |
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 |
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 外国 | がいこく gaikoku | foreign country |
| 意味 | いみ imi | meaning; significance; sense |
| 興味 | きょうみ kyoumi | interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “subtext”.
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.