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WORD DETAIL

豪語

ごうご

N1to boast · to declare confidently

Examples

彼は大会で必ず優勝すると豪語した。

簡単に解決できると豪語したものの、作業は難航した。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 豪語 (ごうご) combines boldness and speech to denote boasting or declaring something confidently.
  • Basic usage: It is used for emphatic claims of certain victory or easy success.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Confident declaration does not ensure success
    • 豪語する reports how strongly someone asserted a result; later events may still contradict the boast.

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