JMdict: 1264450
言語道断 【ごんごどうだん】
- [adj-na,adj-no,n] outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
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言 | Say, Word | ゲン, ゴン | い.う, こと |
語 | Word, Speech, Language | ゴ | かた.る, かた.らう |
道 | Road-way, Street, District, Journey, Course, Moral, Teachings | ドウ, トウ | みち, いう |
断 | Severance, Decline, Refuse, Apologize, Warn, Dismiss, Prohibit, Decision, Judgement, Cutting | ダン | た.つ, ことわ.る, さだ.める |