Vocabulary

What does 断言 (だんげん, dangen) mean?

断言 (だんげん, dangen) means assertion, categorical statement.

Quick facts
Readingだんげん
Romajidangen
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
だんげん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondangen

assertion, categorical statement

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive assertion; declaration; affirmation

Example sentences

  • He declared firmly that he would definitely succeed.

  • It's not something that can be stated so easily.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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