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失言

失言

Chinese

to lose; to miss; to fail
 
to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad.
(失言)

Noun

失言

  1. slip of the tongue

Verb

失言

  1. to say what should not be said; an improper pronouncement, remark etc; to stick one's foot in one's mouth

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しつ
Grade: 4
げん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

失言 (hiragana しつげん, romaji shitsugen)

  1. slip of the tongue, gaffe

Verb

失言する (intransitive, hiragana しつげんする, romaji shitsugen suru)

  1. say something inappropriate

Conjugation