Japanese word

予言

Pronunciation

Romajiyogen

Meaning

  • nounprediction

Example

その予言は当たりました。so no yo gen wa a ta ri ma shi ta

That prediction came true.

Illustration for 予言 (prediction)

More examples

その予言の意味を調べました。so no yo gen no i mi o shira be ma shi ta

I looked up the meaning of that prediction.

Core concept

Presents a future event or outcome in advance, before it becomes known.

Common phrases

  • 予言をするyo gen o su ru

    make a prediction

  • 予言が当たるyo gen ga a ta ru

    a prediction comes true

  • 予言どおりyo gen dō ri

    as predicted

Similar words

予測yosoku: A forecast of a future event or outcome based on available information.
予想yosō: An expectation about a future event or outcome based on knowledge or judgment.

Definition in Japanese

未来の出来事や結果を、事前に言い表すこと。また、その内容。mi rai no de ki goto ya kek ka o ji zen ni i i arawa su ko to ma ta so no nai yō

Word origin

予言 (yogen) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 予 (yo, "beforehand") and 言 (gen, "say"), meaning a statement made about what will happen.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often connect "prophecy" with religion or magic, but Japanese 予言 (yogen) also refers to a general prediction about the future.

Other meanings

  • prophecynoun

Related words

  • 予言者yogenshaprophetnoun
  • 予言するyogensurupredictverb

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