言うまでも無い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
言 無
い
Grade: 2
な
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
言うまでもない
言う迄も無い

Etymology

Phrase consisting of 言う (iu, “to say”) + まで (made, “until, as much as”) + も (mo, “also, even”) + 無い (nai, “not, isn't”). Literally, “not even as much as talking about”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [iɯ̟ᵝ ma̠de̞ mo̞ na̠i]

Adjective

言(い)うまでも無(な)い • (iu made mo nai) ←いふまでもない (ifumademonai)?-i (adverbial 言(い)うまでも無(な)く (iu made mo naku))

  1. (idiomatic) needless to say, goes without saying
    Synonym: 言わずもがな

Inflection

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