Meaning of 格言(かくげん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 格言

Kana Reading かくげん

Romaji kakugen

Examples of 格言, かくげん in a sentence

彼は自分のすきな格言をいれた。

He worked in his favorite maxim.
よい隣人は遠くの親戚よりよい、という趣旨の格言がある。

We have a saying to the effect that a good neighbor is better than a faraway relative.

格 JLPT 3

10 strokes

status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar), rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)

On'Yomi: カク, コウ, キャク, ゴウ

Kun'Yomi:

言 JLPT 5

7 strokes

say

On'Yomi: ゲン, ゴン

Kun'Yomi: い.う, こと

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