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言

say
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingゲン、ゴン
Kun readingい.う、こと
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

言う言葉言語言わば言い出す言付ける言葉遣い言い付ける一言片言予言言論

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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words (言) · keitai · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 357

Compound words

言葉ことば
language; dialect; word; phrase; expression
言ういう
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
言語げんご
language
言わばいわば
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
言い出すいいだす
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to bring up; to come out with
言葉遣いことばづかい
speech; expression; wording; language
言論げんろん
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
一言ひとこと
single word; a few words; brief comment
予言よげん
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; foretelling; forecast
言い訳いいわけ
excuse; explanation
遺言ゆいごん
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
過言かごん
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue
甘言かんげん
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
狂言きょうげん
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe
苦言くげん
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
言及げんきゅう
reference; allusion
言質げんち
commitment; pledge; promise
言動げんどう
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour
言明げんめい
declaration; statement; assertion
公言こうげん
declaration; profession
小言こごと
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture; complaint
証言しょうげん
testimony; (verbal) evidence
寝言ねごと
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
宣言せんげん
declaration; proclamation; announcement

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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