言 : Say (radical 149)

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Components:

口

say (radical 149)

On 'yomi:

ゲン(gen) ゴン(gon)

Kun 'yomi:

い.う(i.u) こと(koto)

Nanori:

とき(toki)

Strokes:	7
Radical:	言 (149)
Usage Rating:	83

JLPT:	N4
old JLPT:	4
Grade:	2

Unicode:	08a00
jis208:	24-32

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言 Usage examples

構造言語学(こうぞうげんごがく)	structural linguistics
流言(りゅうげん)	groundless rumor, groundless rumour
約言(やくげん)	summary, contraction, verbal agreement
早口言葉(はやくちことば)	tongue twister
物言う(ものいう) もの言う(ものいう)	to talk, to carry meaning
言い丸める(いいまるめる) 言丸める(いいまるめる)	to do sweet-talk
言い付かる(いいつかる) 言付かる(いいつかる)	to be ordered
言付かる(ことづかる)	to be entrusted with, to be asked to
言い古す(いいふるす) 言古す(いいふるす)	to say repeatedly, to say proverbially
言い伏せる(いいふせる) 言伏せる(いいふせる)	to argue down
言い合わせる(いいあわせる) 言合わせる(いいあわせる)	to agree in advance
言い尽くす(いいつくす) 言尽くす(いいつくす) 言い尽す(いいつくす)	to tell all, to give a full account
言い直す(いいなおす) 言直す(いいなおす) 言いなおす(いいなおす)	to correct oneself, to restate
言い知れぬ(いいしれぬ) 言知れぬ(いいしれぬ)	indescribable, inexpressible
言い逃れる(いいのがれる) 言逃れる(いいのがれる)	to explain away, to excuse oneself, to evade
言い兼ねる(いいかねる) 言兼ねる(いいかねる)	to find it hard to say
言い破る(いいやぶる) 言破る(いいやぶる)	to argue down, to confute
言い通す(いいとおす) 言通す(いいとおす)	to persist in saying
言い做す(いいなす) 言做す(いいなす)	to speak as though something were actually the case, to smooth over, to describe
言い渋る(いいしぶる) 言渋る(いいしぶる)	to hesitate to say
言い淀む(いいよどむ) 言淀む(いいよどむ)	to hesitate to say
言いかける(いいかける) 言い掛ける(いいかける) 言掛ける(いいかける)	to speak to, to address, to be about to say, to break off (mid-sentence)
言いまくる(いいまくる) 言い捲る(いいまくる) 言捲る(いいまくる)	to talk volubly
言い落す(いいおとす) 言落す(いいおとす)	to omit, to forget to mention, to leave unspoken
言い過ぎる(いいすぎる) 言いすぎる(いいすぎる) 言過ぎる(いいすぎる)	to talk or say too much, to go too far, to overstate, to exaggerate
言い過ごす(いいすごす) 言過ごす(いいすごす)	to talk or say too much, to go too far, to overstate, to exaggerate
言い損なう(いいそこなう) 言損なう(いいそこなう)	to say by mistake, to make a slip of the tongue
言い置く(いいおく) 言置く(いいおく)	to leave word, to leave a message
言い継ぐ(いいつぐ) 言継ぐ(いいつぐ)	to transmit by word of mouth