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妄語 (もうご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

妄もう語ご

also: ぼうご

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Meanings

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noun

falsehood; lying

Buddhism

Buddhist term for false speech, one of the five precepts (五戒). Often appears in the compound 妄語戒 (precept against lying).

See also: 妄語戒

仏ぶっ教きょうでは妄もう語ごは戒いましめられている。
In Buddhism, false speech is prohibited.
妄もう語ご戒かいは五ご戒かいの一ひとつです。
The precept against lying is one of the five precepts.

Written forms

妄語Usage100%
- もうご
  Standard kanji spelling for this Buddhist term.
- ぼうご
  rarely-used kana form

ぼうご

rarely-used kana form

Rarely used kana form; the reading ぼうご is uncommon.

Kanji

妄delusion, unnecessarily, without authority
語word, speech, language

Similar words

嘘うそ
嘘 is the common word for 'lie' in everyday Japanese, while 妄語 is a specialized Buddhist term.
妄もう語ご戒かい
妄語戒 is the full term for the Buddhist precept against false speech, of which 妄語 is the core concept.

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 妄語 (mjang ngjoX, literally 'reckless speech'). The kanji 妄 means 'deluded' or 'reckless', and 語 means 'speech'.