言げん外がい

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

unspoken; implied; implicit

Refers to meaning that is not directly stated but understood from context or between the lines. Often used in the phrase 言外の意味 (implied meaning).

• 彼かれの言こと葉ばの言げん外がいの意い味みを読よみ取とるのは難むずかしかった。

  It was difficult to read the implied meaning behind his words.

• その発はつ言げんには言げん外がいに批ひ判はんが含ふくまれていた。

  The remark contained an implicit criticism.