言

言 — say, word

N4Grade 27 strokesRadical 言

On'yomi (音読み)

ゲン、ゴン

い.う、こと

say, word

こう言うこういうsuch, this sort of, like this

と言うものというものsomething like ..., something called ...

と言えばといえばspeaking of ...

どう言うどういうwhat kind of, what sort of, what

遺言ゆいごんwill, testament, one's dying wish

過言かごんexaggeration, overstatement, saying too much

甘言かんげんsweet words, smooth talk, cajolery

狂言きょうげんkyogen, farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play

苦言くげんcandid advice, frank advice, honest opinion

言い回しいいまわしexpression, phraseology

言い出すいいだすto begin to say, to start talking, to broach (a matter)

言い切るいいきるto declare, to assert, to state definitively

言い渡すいいわたすto announce, to tell, to sentence

言い表すいいあらわすto express (in words)

言い分いいぶんone's say, one's point, one's case

言い返すいいかえすto talk back, to answer back, to retort

言い方いいかたway of saying (something), way of putting it, wording

言うまでもないいうまでもないgoes without saying, needless to say, obvious

言わばいわばso to speak, so to call it, as it were

言及げんきゅうreference, allusion

言語げんごlanguage

言質げんちcommitment, pledge, promise

言動げんどうspeech and conduct, words and actions, words and deeds

言明げんめいdeclaration, statement, assertion