Results, いう

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言う★【いうiu・ゆうyuu】云う☆・謂う Inflection

godan ~う verb:

  • to say; to utter; to declare
  • to name; to call
  • to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise ［言う］

もちろんmochiron冗談joudanとto思ってomotte彼kareはha「あっそasso」とto流していましたnagashiteimashitaけどkedoかなりkanari嫌iyaだったdattaそうsouですdesu。（ってゆうかtteyuuka冗談joudanでもdemoそんなsonnaことkoto言うiuなna！） Of course he thought it was a joke and let it slide with a "hm?" but he was seriously annoyed. I mean, just don't say things like that even as a joke!

それでいてsoredeite自分jibunはha船乗りfunanoriだdaとtoいうiu。 And he calls himself a sailor.

結う☆【ゆうyuu・いうiu】 Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

  • to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange
  • to tie; to bind; to fasten; to make (a fence)

Partial results:

言うまでもない☆【いうまでもないiumademonai・ゆうまでもないyuumademonai】言うまでも無い・言う迄も無い・言う迄もない Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • it goes without saying; there is no need to say so, but of course; it is needless to say; it need scarcely be said

言うまでもないiumademonaiことkotoだdaがgaローマROOMAはha１日にniしてshiteはha成らずnarazu。 It goes without saying that Rome was not built in a day.

言うだけ無駄【いうだけむだiudakemuda】

expression:

  • would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
言うに事欠いて【いうにことかいてiunikotokaite】

expression:

  • that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
言うに事を欠いて【いうにことをかいてiunikotowokaite】

expression:

言うなり【いうなりiunari】言う成り

noun:

言うことを聞く【いうことをきくiukotowokiku】言う事を聞く Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

そのsono少年shounenはha両親ryoushinのno言うことを聞くiukotowokiku。 The boy is obedient to his parents.

いうだけあってiudakeatte《言うだけあって》

expression:

  • just as one was told; like she (he) said
言うに及ばず【いうにおよばずiunioyobazu】

expression:

  • needless to say
言うだけ野暮【いうだけやぼiudakeyabo】

expression:

  • it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid
言うことなし【いうことなしiukotonashi】言う事なし・言うこと無し・言う事無し

expression:

  • nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect)
言う通り【いうとおりiutoori】言うとおり・いう通り

expression:

  • as (somebody) says - often as 〜が言う通りに〜 or 〜の言う通りに〜
言うは易く行うは難し【いうはやすくおこなうはかたしiuhayasukuokonauhakatashi】

expression:

  • easier said than done
言うことを聞かない【いうことをきかないiukotowokikanai】言う事を聞かない Inflection

expression / adjective:

言うにや及ぶ【いうにやおよぶiuniyaoyobu】言うにやおよぶ

expression:

  • it is needless to say - archaism
言うのをはばからない【いうのをはばからないiunowohabakaranai】

expression:

  • do not hesitate to say
言ふ方無し【いうかたなしiukatanashi】

~く adjective (archaic):

  • unspeakable; indescribable; inexpressible - archaism
言うところによれば【いうところによればiutokoroniyoreba】

expression:

言うところの【いうところのiutokorono】言う所の・謂う所の

expression:

  • what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
言うに言われぬ【いうにいわれぬiuniiwarenu】

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

  • beyond expression; unspeakable; inexpressible; indescribable
言うまでもなく【いうまでもなくiumademonaku・ゆうまでもなくyuumademonaku】言うまでも無く・言う迄もなく・言う迄も無く

expression:

  • obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
言うなれば【いうなればiunareba】

expression:

  • so to speak
言うところによると【いうところによるとiutokoroniyoruto】

expression:

  • according to what someone said; according to someone's story
いえどもiedomo・いうともiutomo《雖も》

expression:

  • even though; despite; notwithstanding
言うも愚か【いうもおろかiumooroka】言うもおろか

expression:

  • to go without saying

Kanji

言

ゲンGEN・ゴンGON・いうi.u・ことkoto

say; word

道

ドウDOU・トウTOU・みちmichi・いうiu

road-way; street; district; journey; course; moral; teachings


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