妄もう言げん

also: ぼうげん

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

reckless remark; thoughtless words; falsehood

Refers to irresponsible, rash, or untrue statements. Often used in formal or critical contexts to describe someone's careless or baseless words.

彼かれの妄もう言げんに惑まどわされてはいけない。
Don't be misled by his reckless remarks.
その政せい治じ家かは妄もう言げんを繰くり返かえし、批ひ判はんを浴あびた。
The politician repeated thoughtless words and drew criticism.

Written forms

妄言Usage100%
- 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

Kanji

妄delusion, unnecessarily, without authority
言say, word

Similar words

暴ぼう言げん
暴言 means 'abusive language' or 'outrageous remark', emphasizing offensiveness and aggression, while 妄言 focuses on recklessness or lack of truth.
虚きょ言げん
虚言 means 'falsehood' or 'lie', stressing intentional deception, whereas 妄言 can include careless or baseless statements that may not be deliberately false.

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.