Results, 言*

JLPTN5
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.

JLPTN5
言葉★【ことばkotoba・けとばketobaobs.】詞・辞【ことばkotoba】

noun:

  • language; dialect ➜ 言語
  • word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark ➜ 単語
  • speech; (manner of) speaking
  • learning to speak; language acquisition

「言葉kotobaのno一面はha、伝達dentatsuしようとするshiyoutosuru意志ishiであるdearu」とto彼kareはha言うiu。 "One aspect of language is an intent to communicate," he says.

言葉kotobaがga出てdeteこなかったkonakatta。 Words failed me.

こういったkouitta言葉kotoba使いzukaiはha彼kareのno人格jinkakuにni合わないawanai。 Such language doesn't harmonize with his character.

JLPTN4
辞典★・辭典old【じてんjiten・ことばてんkotobaten】言葉典・ことば典【ことばてんkotobaten】

noun:

  • dictionary; lexicon

私watashiはhaいつもitsumo辞典jitenをwo３冊satsu手元temotoにni置いていますoiteimasu。 I always keep three dictionaries at hand.

JLPTN3
いわばiwaba★《言わば・謂わば》

adverb:

  • so to speak; so to call it; as it were

そのsono画家gakaはha、いわばiwaba永遠のeienno少年shounenだda。 The artist is eternally a boy.

JLPTN3
言語★【げんごgengo・ごんごgongo・げんきょgenkyoobs.】

noun:

  • language - Linguistics term

ドイツ語DOITSUgoはhaやさしいyasashii言語gengoではありませんdehaarimasen。 German is not an easy language.

JLPTN2
言葉遣い☆【ことばづかいkotobazukai】言葉使い・言葉づかい Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • speech; expression; wording; language

言葉遣いkotobazukaiにはnihaいつもitsumo気をつけるkiwotsukeruべきbekiですdesu。 You should always be careful in your speech.

JLPTN2
言い出す☆【いいだすiidasu】言いだす・言出す Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to bring up; to come out with
  • to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

そんなsonna事koto君kunがga言い出すiidasuとはtohaおもわなかったomowanakattaよyo。 I didn't expect that to come from you.

JLPTN2
言付ける☆【ことづけるkotozukeru】言づける・託ける Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone
  • to use as an excuse; to make a pretext of - archaism
JLPTN2
言いつける【いいつけるiitsukeru】言い付ける☆・言付ける Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to tell (to do); to order; to charge; to direct
  • to tell on (someone); to tattle; to report
  • to often say

７歳saiになるninaru私のwatashino姪meiはha彼女のkanojono兄aniにni向かってmukatte、「言いつけるiitsukeruよyo」とto言ったitta。 My seven-year-old niece said to her brother "I'll tell on you."

JLPTN1
言論★【げんろんgenron】

noun:

  • (one's) speech; expression of views; discussion

私watashiはhaあらゆるarayuru人hitoのno言論genronにni賛成sanseiだda。 I stand for freedom of speech for everyone.

JLPTN1
言い訳☆【いいわけiiwake】言いわけ・言訳・言い分け・言分け Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • excuse
  • explanation

他人taninのno悪事akujiをwo引き合いhikiaiにni出してdashite自分jibunのno悪事akujiのno言い訳iiwakeをwoするsuruことはできないkotohadekinai。 Two wrongs don't make a right.

ジェーンJEENはha自分jibunのno言い訳iiwakeがga正しいtadashiiとto主張shuchouしたshita。 Jane insisted that she was right.

JLPTN1
言伝【ことづてkotozute】言伝て・言づて

noun:

  • (oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
言★【げんgen・ことkoto】

noun:

  • word; remark; statement

彼のkareno言genにni従って従tte行動koudouするsuruのnoはhaりこうrikouではないdehanai。 It is not wise to go by his word.

言動★【げんどうgendou】

noun:

  • speech and conduct; words and deeds

彼のkareno言動gendouはha一致itchiしていないshiteinai。 His words and deeds do not match.

言い方★【いいかたiikata】言方

noun:

  • way of talking; speaking style

私watashiはhaそのようなsonoyouna言い方iikataをwoしたshitaことkotoがga恥ずかしくhazukashiku思っているomotteiru。 I was ashamed of having said so.

言い渡す★【いいわたすiiwatasu】言渡す Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
言及★【げんきゅうgenkyuu】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • reference; allusion

数回バイブルBAIBURUにni言及genkyuuするsuru。 I make several allusions to the Bible.

言い分★【いいぶんiibun】言分

noun:

  • one's say; one's point
  • complaint; grievance; objection; excuse

彼kareにはniha彼女kanojoにni反論hanronするsuru立派なrippana言い分iibunがgaあるaru。 He has a good case against her.

言い換える☆【いいかえるiikaeru】言いかえる・言換える・言い替える・言替える Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

言い換えるiikaeruとto、世の中yononakaにはnihaいろいろなiroirona人間ningenがga必要hitsuyouだdaというtoiuことkotoだda。 In other words, it takes all sorts of people to make a world.

言い回し☆【いいまわしiimawashi】言回し

noun:

  • expression; phraseology

彼のkareno演説enzetsuにはniha数々kazukazuのnoすばらしいsubarashii言い回しiimawashiがga含まれていたfukumareteita。 His speech contained many fine phrases.

言いなり☆【いいなりiinari】言成り・言い成り

noun:

  • doing as one is told; yes-man

彼kareはhaすべてsubete妻tsumaのno言いなりiinariになっているninatteiru。 He echoes his wife in everything.

言い返す☆【いいかえすiikaesu】言返す Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to talk back; to answer back; to retort
  • to say over; to repeat words; to say repeatedly

君kimiはhaいつもitsumo言い返すiikaesu。 You always talk back to me, don't you?

言い表す☆【いいあらわすiiarawasu】言い表わす☆・言い現す・言表す Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to express (in words)
  • to confess

そのsono物体buttaiがgaどんなdonna物monoかka言い表すiiarawasu事kotoがga出来ますdekimasuかka。 Can you describe the object?

言い渡し☆【いいわたしiiwatashi】言渡し

noun:

  • sentence; judgment; judgement; pronouncement; order; command
言質☆【げんちgenchi・げんしつgenshitsu・げんしちgenshichi】

noun:

  • commitment; pledge; promise

彼kareはha言質genchiをwoとられたtorareta。 He got himself committed to it.

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言

ゲンGEN・ゴンGON・いうi.u・ことkoto

say; word


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