The politician repeated thoughtless words and drew criticism.
Written forms
妄言Usage100%Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
もうげん
Standard kanji spelling; the reading もうげん is more common than ぼうげん.
ぼうげん
Alternate reading; less common but still encountered.
ぼうげん
Etymology
Compound of 妄 (もう, 'reckless, deluded') and 言 (げん, 'words, speech'). The reading ぼうげん is a variant, possibly influenced by the on'yomi of 暴 (ぼう) in similar compounds.
