遺言(ゆいごん)

ゆいごん
noun
will, testament
legal
1. will, testament, last wishes
A written or spoken statement declaring how one's property and affairs should be handled after death, or final words left for the living.
遺言(ゆいごん)を書(か)く。
To write a will.
祖父(そふ)は遺言(ゆいごん)で土地(とち)を孫(まご)に残(のこ)した。
My grandfather left the land to his grandchild in his will.
遺言(ゆいごん)の内容(ないよう)をめぐって親族(しんぞく)の間(あいだ)で争(あらそ)いが起(お)きた。
A dispute arose among the relatives over the contents of the will.

Forms

遺(ゆい) (leave behind) + 言(ごん) (words) = words left behind.

Pronunciation

Also read as いごん, especially in legal contexts. The reading ゆいごん is standard in everyday use.

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Related Words

Related: 相続人(そうぞくにん) (heir)
general
Added 2026.2.11 18:22 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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