文もん言ごん

also: ぶんげん

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

wording; phrasing

Refers to the specific choice of words or phrasing, especially in written documents, contracts, or formal texts.

契けい約やく書しょの文もん言ごんを確かく認にんしてください。
Please check the wording of the contract.
法ほう律りつの文もん言ごんは解かい釈しゃくが難むずかしい。
The wording of the law is difficult to interpret.

noun

classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese

Only with reading ぶんげん

Rare, specialized term for the classical Chinese written language (kanbun). Used only with the reading ぶんげん.

彼かれは文ぶん言げんを読よむのが得とく意いだ。
He is good at reading classical Chinese.

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Usage patterns

文もん言ごんを修しゅう正せいするto revise the wording (of a document)
弁べん護ご士しが契けい約やく書しょの文もん言ごんを修しゅう正せいした。
The lawyer revised the wording of the contract.
文もん言ごんが曖あい昧まいだthe wording is ambiguous
この規き約やくの文もん言ごんは曖あい昧まいで分わかりにくい。
The wording of this agreement is ambiguous and hard to understand.
文もん言ごんどおりにexactly as worded; literally
文もん言ごんどおりに解かい釈しゃくすると、意い味みが変かわってしまう。
If you interpret it exactly as worded, the meaning changes.
〈物もの〉に文もん言ごんを明めい記きするto explicitly state the wording in (a document)
利り用よう規き約やくに注ちゅう意い事じ項こうの文もん言ごんを明めい記きした。
The exact wording of the precautions was clearly stated in the terms of use.

Kanji

文sentence, literature, style
言say, word

Related words· 7

表ひょう現げんN3sense 1
表現 is the general word for expression or phrasing of any kind, while 文言 specifically means the exact wording used in a written text such as a contract.
漢かん文ぶんN1sense 2
漢文 is the common term for classical Chinese writing, while 文言（ぶんげん）is a rarer, more technical synonym for the same style.
語ご句くN1sense 1
語句 refers to words and phrases as linguistic units, while 文言 focuses on the precise wording chosen for a specific document.
言いい回まわしN1sense 1
言い回し is a casual, everyday word for a manner of phrasing, whereas 文言 is more formal and typically used for official or written text.

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辞じ令れい
文言 is the everyday word for the wording of a document or statement, while 辞令 in this sense is more formal and mainly survives in fixed compounds.
文ぶん面めん
文言 highlights the exact phrasing or specific wording used, while 文面 refers more broadly to the overall content/text of a document.
条じょう文ぶん
文言 refers to the exact wording or phrasing of a text in general, while 条文 specifically means the wording of legal or contractual articles.

Don't confuse with

文ぶん面めん sense 1
文面 refers to the overall content or tone conveyed by a letter or document, while 文言 refers to the exact wording or phrasing used.

Word family

注ちゅう意い文もん言ごん
warning message; warning label

Written forms

文言Usage100%
- もんごん
  Standard kanji form for the common reading もんごん.
- ぶんげん
  Rare reading used only for the classical Chinese literary style sense.
ぶんげん

Etymology

From Chinese 文言 (wényán), originally meaning 'literary language' or 'written words'. In Japanese, the reading もんごん developed for the general sense of wording, while ぶんげん is a later borrowing for the classical Chinese style.