暗示(あんじ)

あんじ
noun, suru-verb
hint; suggestion; implication
1. hint; suggestion; implication
An indirect indication of something, communicating meaning without stating it explicitly.
彼女(かのじょ)の言葉(ことば)には暗示(あんじ)が含(ふく)まれていた。
Her words contained a hint.
将来(しょうらい)を暗示(あんじ)する出来事(できごと)だった。
It was an event that hinted at the future.
2. suggestion (psychological)
In psychology, the process of influencing thoughts or behavior through indirect means.
自己暗示(じこあんじ)で緊張(きんちょう)をほぐす。
I relax tension through self-suggestion.

ETYMOLOGY:
暗(あん) (dark, implicit) + 示(じ) (show, indicate) - showing implicitly

USAGE:

Can describe:

  • Hidden meanings in words or actions
  • Foreshadowing in stories
  • Psychological suggestion

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 自己暗示(じこあんじ) - self-suggestion, autosuggestion
  • 暗示(あんじ)にかかる - to be susceptible to suggestion

COLLOCATIONS:

  • 暗示(あんじ)を与(あた)える - to give a hint
  • 暗示(あんじ)に富(と)む - to be full of suggestions/implications

RELATED:

  • 含(ふく)み - implication, undertone
  • 婉曲(えんきょく) - euphemism
  • ほのめかす - to hint, suggest
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Added 2026.1.21 8:30
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