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言付ける

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言付ける — “to send word, to leave a message, to send (via someone)”

言付ける (read ことづける) means to send word, to leave a message, to send (via someone). It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a verb.

Reading

ことづける

Meaning

to send word, to leave a message, to send (via someone)

言付ける in a sentence

伝言でんごんを言付けるいいつける。

To leave a message (with someone).

The kanji in 言付ける

言to speak; words
付to attach, to affix

Words that share a kanji with 言付ける

言ういう— to say
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
言葉遣いことばづかい— manner of speaking, choice of words, wording

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