言動|げんどうgendou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounspeech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
   彼かれの言動げんどうは一致いっちしていない。↗

   His words and deeds do not match.

• Related振る舞いふるまいNeutralHow one behaves or carries oneself, and also treating or entertaining someone; 「言動」 covers both what one says and what one does.
• Related行いおこないNeutralOne's deeds and conduct, as in 「日頃の行い」; unlike 「言動」, it does not take in what is said.
• Related行為こういWrittenWritten/formal prose. An act done by one's own will, frequent in legal contexts; 「言動」 also includes speech.
• Related行儀ぎょうぎNeutralManners — behavior judged by etiquette, as in 「行儀が悪い」; 「言動」 is not restricted to manners.
• Related仕打ちしうちNeutralHow one treats another, usually badly, as in 「ひどい仕打ち」; 「言動」 itself is neutral.
• Related所作しょさWrittenWritten/formal prose. The way one moves the body, one's carriage, as in the 「所作」 of the tea ceremony; 「言動」 covers words and deeds.
• Related行状ぎょうじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Everyday conduct, and also a written record of a deceased person's deeds; 「言動」 refers to concrete words and deeds.
• Related素行そこうFormalFormal. One's habitual conduct, as in 「素行調査」; 「言動」 points to specific words and deeds.
• Related態度たいどNeutralThe attitude or stance one displays toward something; 「言動」 centers on what one actually says and does.
• Related身持ちみもちWrittenWritten/formal prose. Moral conduct or behavior, and also being pregnant; 「言動」 refers to concrete words and deeds.

Use 「言動」 for speech and behavior taken together, as in 「言動に注意する」. For demeanor pick 「振る舞い」, for everyday conduct 「行い」 or formal 「素行」, for manners 「行儀」, for attitude 「態度」. 「行為」 is a deliberate act, 「仕打ち」 bad treatment, 「所作」 physical carriage, and 「身持ち」/「行状」 are written words for conduct.

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1. 発言はつげんすることと行動こうどうすること。言葉ことばと行おこない。