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明言

Reading

Kana: めいげん
Romaji: meigen
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Definition

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declaration; statement

Kanji

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
Meanings: bright, light
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word

Example Sentences

政府(せいふ)減税(げんぜい)意向(いこう)明言(めいげん)した。
➥The government has declared its intention to reduce taxes.
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明言(めいげん)はしなかったが、(かれ)(わたし)(うそ)をついていると(あん)にほのめかした。
➥He didn't say so, but he implied that I was lying.
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政府(せいふ)(こん)国会(こっかい)への改正案(かいせいあん)提出(ていしゅつ)見送(みおく)方針(ほうしん)(かた)めたことを歓迎(かんげい)する一方(いっぽう)小泉(こいずみ)首相(しゅしょう)提出(ていしゅつ)断念(だんねん)明言(めいげん)していない(てん)警戒(けいかい)する(こえ)()がった。
➥While welcoming the firming up of the present government policy to abandon the proposal of the reform bill to the Diet, at the same time some are worried that Prime Minister Koizumi won't clearly state the bill's withdrawal.
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(かれ)秘書(ひしょ)機密(きみつ)情報(じょうほう)一切(いっさい)()らしてないと明言(めいげん)した。
➥His secretary flatly denied leaking any confidential information.
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我々(われわれ)ACMELtd.としては、全力(ぜんりょく)()って敵対的(てきたいてき)買収(ばいしゅう)対抗(たいこう)するものと、明言(めいげん)しておこう。
➥We, ACME Ltd., hereby announce that we will resist with all our strength this hostile takeover.
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