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言う
JLPT N5 · Vocabulary
言う — “to say”
言う (read
いう
) means
to say
. It appears on the JLPT N5 vocabulary list and is a verb.
Reading
いう
Meaning
to say
言う in a sentence
名前
なまえ
を
言っ
いっ
てください。
Please say your name.
The kanji in 言う
言
to speak; words
Words that share a kanji with 言う
言葉
ことば
— language; word(s); expression(s)
言わば
いわば
— so to speak, as it were
言語
げんご
— language
一言
ひとこと
— a word, a few words
言い出す
いいだす
— to bring up (a topic), to start talking, to propose
言い付ける
いいつける
— to order, to tell (someone to do); to tell on, to tattle
言付ける
ことづける
— to send word, to leave a message, to send (via someone)
言葉遣い
ことばづかい
— manner of speaking, choice of words, wording
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