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言 – say, word
7 strokesTaught in grade 2#83 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 言 means say, word. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ゲン、ゴン (gen, gon); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is い.う、こと (iu, koto). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 言 (no. 149).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ゲン | gen |
| On’yomi | ゴン | gon |
| Kun’yomi | い.う | iu |
| Kun’yomi | こと | koto |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 言 (Kangxi radical 149).
Words using 言
言ういうto say言葉ことばlanguage言語げんごlanguage一言ひとことsingle word伝言でんごん(verbal) message言わばいわばso to speak方言ほうげんdialect独り言ひとりごとsoliloquy言い出すいいだすto begin to say言葉遣いことばづかいspeech言付けることづけるto have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.)言い付けるいいつけるto tell (to do)言論げんろん(one's) speech証言しょうげんtestimony助言じょげんadvice宣言せんげんdeclaration断言だんげんassertion発言はつげんstatement無言むごんsilence (not speaking)予言よげんprediction言い訳いいわけexcuse片言かたことprattle言付けことづけ(verbal) message
Example sentences
「言葉の一面は、伝達しようとする意志である」と彼は言う。
"One aspect of language is an intent to communicate," he says.
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.