言
say, word
Grade Level
Grade 2
Stroke Count
7 strokes
Radical
言部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ゲン, ゴン
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
いう, こと
Nanori (Name Reading)
あき, あや, こと, とき, とし, とも, のぶ, のり, ゆき
Common Readings
ゲン, ゴン, い…う, こと
Example Vocabulary
言う
いう
to say, to tell, to speak
言葉
ことば
word, language, speech, expression
と言う
という
to say, to be called
と言われる
といわれる
to be said, to be called
と言った
といった
said that, such as
そう言う
そういう
that kind of, that sort of
って言う
っていう
called, said to be
一言
ひとこと
one word, a few words
言い方
いいかた
way of saying, manner of speaking
無言
むごん
silence, wordless
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