Word Meaning 言を待たない

げんをまたない gen o matanai

言を待たない is read as げんをまたない (gen o matanai) and means needless to say.

Meaning

English

needless to say
it goes without saying that

Reading

Kana

げんをまたない

Romaji

gen o matanai

Writing Variants

言をまたない げんをまたない genomatanai
言を俟たない げんをまたない gen o matanai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb ✓ Rank 105429 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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言うまでもない

いうまでもない

goes without saying

言いようがない

いいようがない

indescribable

言葉遣い

ことばづかい

speech

言い争い

いいあらそい

a quarrel

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

言いなり

いいなり

doing as one is told