Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 言語道断(ごんごどうだん) in Japanese

言語道断, 言語道斷, 言語同断
Kana Reading
ごんごどうだん
Romaji
gongodōdan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
    Example sentence
    それは出来ない相談な。油物してるに、の傍から離れるのは言語道断 I'm afraid I can't do that. Leaving the cooker while frying is completely out of the question.

Examples of 言語道断, 言語道斷, 言語同断, ごんごどうだん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

11 strokes

severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting

On'Yomi: ダン

Kun'Yomi: た.つ, ことわ.る, さだ.める

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JLPT 5

14 strokes

word, speech, language

On'Yomi: ゴ

Kun'Yomi: かた.る, かた.らう

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JLPT 5

12 strokes

road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

On'Yomi: ドウ, トウ

Kun'Yomi: みち

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JLPT 5

7 strokes

say

On'Yomi: ゲン, ゴン

Kun'Yomi: い.う, こと

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JLPT 4

6 strokes

same, agree, equal

On'Yomi: ドウ

Kun'Yomi: おな.じ

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18 strokes

sever, cut off, interrupt

On'Yomi: ダン

Kun'Yomi: た.つ, ことわ.る, さだ.める

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