諺 — kanji meaning “proverb”
諺
proverb
- Meanings
- proverb
- On'yomi
- ゲン (gen)
- Kun'yomi
- ことわざ
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 149
- Chinese reading
- yàn — Chinese character page
Words with 諺
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 諺文 | オンモン onmon | hangul (Korean script) |
| 諺文 | けんぶん kenbun | hangul (Korean script) |
| 俚諺 | りげん rigen | proverb; saying |
| 俗諺 | ぞくげん zokugen | proverb; popular saying |
| 諺語 | げんご gengo | colloquialism; slang |
| 鄙諺 | ひげん higen | vulgar proverb; popular saying |
| 法諺 | ほうげん hougen | legal maxim |
| 西諺 | せいげん seigen | Western saying; Western proverb |
| 世諺 | せいげん seigen | proverb; saying |
| 諺解 | げんかい genkai | colloquial interpretation (of a text); interpretation using common language |
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