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例言 (れいげん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
preface ; foreword ; introductory remarks
A formal term for a preface or foreword, often used in books, reports, or official documents. Can be used as a suru-verb (例言する) to mean 'to preface' or 'to state in the introduction'.
編へん 集しゅう 者しゃ は 改かい 訂てい 版ばん の 冒ぼう 頭とう で 例れい 言げん し た 。
The editor prefaced the revised edition at the beginning.
Similar words 序じょ 文ぶん 序文 is a more common and general word for a preface or introduction, while 例言 is more formal and often used in official or academic contexts.
前まえ 書が き 前書き is a casual, everyday term for a foreword or introductory note, whereas 例言 carries a more formal, structured tone.
Etymology Compound of 例 (rei, 'example' or 'precedent') and 言 (gen, 'words' or 'statement'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with introductory explanatory remarks.
