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証言

Testimony


Meaning

Testimony, Verbal Evidence

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Evidence that you say is testimony. You could also say you're providing verbal evidence. Hopefully you won't have to give too much of this in your lifetime.


Reading

しょうげん

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 証言をする

    to testify

    証言を聞く

    to hear testimony

    証言を行う

    to carry out testimony

  • 証人の証言

    a witness's testimony

    人の証言

    a person's testimony

    うその証言

    false testimony

  • 証言がある

    there is verbal evidence

    証言が出る

    verbal evidence is given, verbal evidence arises

    証言ができる

    can testify

Context Sentences

全トーフグ社員が、コウイチがビエトのミートボールを食べるのを見たと証言しました。

All of the Tofugu workers testified that they had seen Koichi eat Viet's meatball.

マイケルだけは、コウイチに不利な証言はしたくないと言って、証言しませんでした。

Only Michael refused because he didn't want to testify against Koichi.

フグが先生のリンゴにフグ毒を付けたと疑われた時、クラスメート全員が彼はやってないと証言しました。

When Fugu allegedly put blowfish poison in the teacher's apple, all of his classmates testified that he did not do it.


Kanji Composition