Word Meaning 予言

よげん yogen

予言 is read as よげん (yogen) and means (religious) prophecy.

Meaning

English

  1. (religious) prophecy
  2. prediction
  3. prophecy
  4. prognostication
  5. foretelling
  6. forecast

Reading

Kana

よげん

Romaji

yogen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 4219 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

予定

よてい

plans

予選

よせん

preliminary contest

予約

よやく

programming (e.g. a device)

予想

よそう

expectation

予備

よび

preparation

予報

よほう

forecast

予知

よち

foresight

予断

よだん

prediction

予感

よかん

to have a premonition

予期

よき

expectation

予告

よこく

trailer (film, TV)

予習

よしゅう

preparation for a lesson

Example Sentences

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The prophecy came to pass.

He predicted there would be rain.

Everything Tom predicted came true.

Everything is working out just as Tom predicted.

Things went like he had said before.

The best way to predict the future is to create it yourself.

There's no way to predict what you will dream tonight.

I count the sparkle of constellations to foretell the future of my love.

Prophets have been forecasting the end of the world for centuries.