— say

  • JLPT N5
  • 7 strokes
  • Grade 2
  • Radical 言
  • #83 most frequent

Human Activities · Communication

Readings

On'yomi
ゲンゴン
Kun'yomi
い.うこと

Example words

  • 言ういう(1) to say (2) to call (i.e. to give a name)
  • 予言よげんprediction; promise; prognostication
  • 言わばいわばso to speak; so to call it; as it were
  • 言葉ことば(1) language; dialect (2) word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark (3) speech; (manner of) speaking
  • 宣言せんげんdeclaration; proclamation; announcement
  • 発言はつげんutterance; speech; proposal
  • 言語げんごlanguage
  • 一言ひとことsingle word; a few words; brief comment