文言(もんごん)

もんごん
noun
wording, phrasing
1. wording, phrasing, language
The specific words or phrasing used in a document, contract, or official text. Refers to how something is expressed in writing rather than the content itself.
契約書(けいやくしょ)の文言(もんごん)を確認(かくにん)する。
To check the wording of the contract.
この文言(もんごん)だと誤解(ごかい)を招(まね)くかもしれない。
This wording might lead to misunderstanding.
法律(ほうりつ)の文言(もんごん)は正確(せいかく)でなければならないため、専門家(せんもんか)が慎重(しんちょう)に検討(けんとう)した。
Because the wording of a law must be precise, specialists carefully reviewed it.

USAGE:
文言(もんごん) refers specifically to the choice of words in formal or official texts. It emphasizes how something is worded rather than what it means. Commonly encountered in legal, business, and administrative contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 文言(もんごん)を変更(へんこう)する: to change the wording
  • 文言(もんごん)を修正(しゅうせい)する: to revise the wording
  • 文言(もんごん)を確認(かくにん)する: to check the wording
  • 契約(けいやく)の文言(もんごん): contract language
  • 法律(ほうりつ)の文言(もんごん): legal wording
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