格言 — meaning in English
kakugen
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English meaning
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maxim
noun A short, memorable statement that expresses a general truth or rule for behaviour.
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proverb
noun A short, well-known saying that expresses a piece of common wisdom or advice.
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saying
noun A well-known short phrase that expresses a piece of wisdom or common belief; a proverb.
Senses
格言 is used for these senses in English:
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aphorism
A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.
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maxim
A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.
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saying
A proverb or maxim.
maxim — full definition
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noun A short, memorable statement that expresses a general truth or rule for behaviour.
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noun An early type of machine gun, named after its inventor, that fires automatically as long as the trigger is held.
