Word Meaning 言わずもがな

いわずもがな iwazumogana

言わずもがな is read as いわずもがな (iwazumogana) and means that should rather be left unsaid.

Meaning

English

that should rather be left unsaid
(it) goes without saying
needn't be said

Reading

Kana

いわずもがな

Romaji

iwazumogana

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 81498 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言語

げんご

language

言う

いう

to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping")

言質

げんち

commitment

言

げん

word

言わば

いわば

so to speak

言い方

いいかた

way of saying (something)

言動

げんどう

speech and conduct

言うまでもない

いうまでもない

goes without saying

言いなり

いいなり

doing as one is told

言い出す

いいだす

to be the first to say

言下

げんか

promptly

言明

げんめい

declaration

Example Sentences

言わずもがなだ。

You know what it is.

そんなことは言わずもがなだ。

That goes without saying.

言わずもがなのことを言ってしまった。

I should not have said that.