かく
格
げん
言

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. saying, maxim, aphorism, proverb.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かく
格
げん
言
 格言 かくげん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

status, rank, capacity
カク　コウ　キャク (5th, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
each, every, either
カク　おのおの　かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)