Word Meaning 遺言

いごん igon

遺言 is read as いごん (igon) and means last request.

Meaning

English

  1. last request
  2. dying wish
  3. will
  4. testament

Reading

Kana

いごん

Romaji

igon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 2590 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

遺言能力

いごんのうりょく

testamentary capacity

遺言書

ゆいごんしょ

will

遺言証書

いごんしょうしょ

testamentary document

遺言補足書

ゆいごんほそくしょ

codicil

遺言状

ゆいごんじょう

will

遺言者

ゆいごんしゃ

testator

遺言信託

ゆいごんしんたく

testamentary trust

遺言執行者

いごんしっこうしゃ

executor (of a will)

共同遺言

きょうどういごん

common will

秘密証書遺言

ひみつしょうしょゆいごん

secret will and testament

遺体

いたい

(dead) body

遺産

いさん

inheritance

Example Sentences

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かれはみじかいゆいごんだけをかきのこした。

He left only a short will behind.

He made a will last year.

Father had his lawyer draw up his will.

My father left me a lot of money in his will.

His will did not mention her.

There was a provision in his will for his mistress.

As for the signature on the will, did you sign it yourself?