予言者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
予	言	者
よ Grade: 3	げん Grade: 2	しゃ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
豫言者 (kyūjitai) 預言者

Etymology

Compound of 予言(よげん) (yogen, “prediction, foretelling”) + 者(しゃ) (-sha, “person”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) よげんしゃ [yògéꜜǹshà] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [jo̞ɡẽ̞ɰ̃ɕa̠]

Noun

予(よ)言(げん)者(しゃ) • (yogensha)

foreteller

Usage notes

In speech, this word is identical to 預言者. In writing, 予言者 is more neutral about the kind of prediction, whereas 預言者 carries more religious overtones.