明めい言げん

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明言する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	明めい言げんする	明めい言げんしない
Polite	明めい言げんします	明めい言げんしません
Past polite	明めい言げんしました	明めい言げんしませんでした
Past	明めい言げんした	明めい言げんしなかった
Te-form	明めい言げんして	明めい言げんしないで
Desire	明めい言げんしたい	明めい言げんしたくない
Potential	明めい言げんできる	明めい言げんできない
Passive	明めい言げんされる	明めい言げんされない
Causative	明めい言げんさせる	明めい言げんさせない
Causative passive	明めい言げんさせられる	明めい言げんさせられない
Volitional	明めい言げんしよう
Polite volitional	明めい言げんしましょう
Imperative	明めい言げんしろ	明めい言げんするな
Conditional	明めい言げんすれば	明めい言げんしなければ
Tara conditional	明めい言げんしたら	明めい言げんしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

declare; state clearly

Used when someone makes an explicit, unambiguous statement, often in formal or public settings. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.

首しゅ相しょうは増ぞう税ぜいについて明めい言げんを避さけた。
The prime minister avoided making a clear statement about the tax increase.
彼かれはその計けい画かくに反はん対たいだと明めい言げんした。
He declared that he was opposed to the plan.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を明めい言げんするto state (something) clearly
首しゅ相しょうは増ぞう税ぜいの予よ定ていはないと明めい言げんした。
The prime minister clearly stated that there were no plans for a tax increase.
明めい言げんを避さけるto avoid making a clear statement
彼かれはその質しつ問もんについて明めい言げんを避さけた。
He avoided giving a clear answer to that question.
明めい言げんを求もとめるto demand a clear statement
記き者しゃたちは大だい臣じんに明めい言げんを求もとめた。
The reporters pressed the minister for a clear statement.

Kanji

明bright, light
言say, word

Related words· 7

宣せん言げんN1
宣言 is a formal, often public proclamation, while 明言 stresses the clarity and explicitness of what is stated rather than its ceremonial nature.
言げん明めい
言明 is an older, more formal near-synonym of 明言, both meaning 'to state clearly,' but 明言 is far more common in modern speech and writing.
断だん言げんN1
断言 implies asserting something with strong confidence or certainty, whereas 明言 simply means stating something clearly without ambiguity.
明めい示じ
明示 covers explicit statement or specification in general, whereas 明言 emphasizes clearly declaring or affirming something, often verbally and with commitment.

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言いい切きる
明言する emphasizes stating something clearly and openly (often a fact, plan, or intention), while 言い切る emphasizes speaking with conviction and finality.
公こう言げんN1
明言 means to state something clearly and explicitly, without necessarily implying a wide audience, unlike 公言 which stresses the openness of the statement to the public.
表ひょう明めい
明言 emphasizes stating something clearly and unambiguously, while 表明 is broader and can include tone or gesture as well as words.

Opposites

ほのめかすN1
明言する means to state something clearly and directly, the opposite of 仄めかす, which conveys meaning indirectly without saying it outright.
示し唆さN1
明言 means to state something clearly and explicitly, the opposite of 示唆, which conveys meaning only indirectly.

Don't confuse with

言げん明めい
明言 (reversed kanji) means to state something clearly and openly, while 言明 focuses on making a formal, definite declaration or assertion.

Etymology

Compound of 明 (clear) and 言 (word/speech), literally 'clear words.' The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of stating something clearly.