How to say "connotation" in Japanese

• 内包ないほうCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe technical term in logic and philosophy: the intension or comprehension of a concept — the attributes it implies, as opposed to its extension. Not the everyday word for an expression's overtones.
• 包摂ほうせつCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbChiefly 'inclusion' or 'encompassing': the relation in which one concept takes in another. Its 'connotation' sense is a technical logical one, and it is seldom the word you want for an expression's overtones.
• 含蓄がんちくCommon
  noun, suru verbDepth of meaning left implicit: it describes remarks, writing, or art that imply more than they state. Closer to 'implication' or 'significance' than to the overtones of a single word.
• 意味合いいみあいCommon
  nounThe everyday choice for the nuance or shade of meaning a word or expression carries, such as whether it sounds positive or negative. Use this when 'connotation' means overtones rather than technical content.
  私の言いいたいことはもっと広ひろい意味合いみあいのものである。↗

  My point is a broader one.

Choose 内包 for the technical logical sense; 包摂 really means 'inclusion'; 含蓄 covers implied depth in remarks or writing; for the overtones of a word or expression, 「意味合い」 is the word you want.

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• 内包ないほうconnotation
• 包摂ほうせつinclusion
• 含蓄がんちくimplication
• 意味合いいみあいimplication
• コノテーションconnotation
• 含意がんいimplication
• 意味するものいみするものmeaning
• 言外の意味げんがいのいみsubtext
• アンダーメッセージhidden meaning