How to say "implicit" in Japanese

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  • 暗黙あんもくCommon
    no-adjectiveCovers 'implicit' as tacit or unspoken: something understood without being said, such as an agreement, consent, or assumption that people share without ever putting it into words.
    我々われわれには互たがいに支持しじしあおうという暗黙あんもくの了解りょうかいがあった。↗
    We had an implicit agreement that we would support each other.
  • 言外げんがいCommon
    no-adjectiveCovers 'implicit' as implied: meaning conveyed beyond the literal words, what one reads between the lines. Use it when something is suggested or hinted by what is actually said rather than stated outright.
    言外げんがいの意味いみをとってください。↗
    Please read between the lines.

Use 暗黙 for tacit understandings, agreements, or assumptions left unspoken, and 言外 for meaning implied or hinted beyond the literal words — what one reads between the lines.

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