How do you read 至言?

至言 is read しげん (shigen), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 至言?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 至言 in romaji?

至言 is written shigen in romaji.

What kanji are in 至言?

至 (Climax, Arrive); 言 (Say, Word).

至言しげん

しげん · shigen

noun

Apt remark, wise saying

Other ways to say “apt remark” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

至Climax, Arrive, Proceed 音し訓いた.る JLPT N1 · 6 strokes 言Say, Word 音げん・ごん訓い.う・こと JLPT N4 · 7 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

至るいたるto come, to arrive 乃至ないしfrom…to, between…and, or 至急しきゅうurgent, pressing 伝言でんごんverbal message 一言ひとことone word 言ういうto say 発言はつげんutterance, speech, proposal 予言よげんprediction, promise, prognostication

Questions

What does 至言 mean?

Apt remark, wise saying.

How do you pronounce 至言?

しげん (shigen). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

How do I remember 至言?

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