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言 kanji
say, word
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
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On readings
ゲンゴン
Kun readings
いうこと
Words with 言
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —共通言語common language; lingua franca
- —言語運用(linguistic) performance
- —言語機能language faculty
- —言語知識knowledge of language
- —言語能力(linguistic) competence; language capability
- —言語教育language education
- —爆弾発言bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
- —メタ言語metalanguage
- —法廷証言court testimony
- —狂言綺語make-believe fiction
- —忠言逆耳good advice is harsh to the ears; honest advice is often unpleasant to the ears
- —片言隻句few words; single phrase
- —漫言放語saying whatever one feels; speaking at random; making careless remarks; rambling talk
- —面従後言pretending to obey someone to his face but badmouthing him behind his back
- —言々句々every single word and phrase; each and every word
- —妄言多謝kindly excuse my reckless remarks; please excuse my thoughtless words
- —狂言強盗fake (staged) robbery
- —狂言誘拐fake kidnapping; staged kidnapping
- —恐惶謹言very truly yours; very respectfully yours
- —挙措言動speech and behavior; words and deeds