Results, 言い

Possible inflected words:

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.

Kanji definition:

言
常用２年JLPTN4

ゲンGEN・ゴンGON・いうi.u・ことkoto

say; word

Strokes:
7
Radical:
言訁 speech
SKIP:
2-1-6
UTF:
8a00
JIS208:
24-32
Nanori:
ときtoki
Hangul:
언 [eon]
Pinyin:
yán
Stroke order:
Example words:
言う【いうiu】
to say; to utter; to declare; / to name; to call; / to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
発言【はつげんhatsugen】
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
宣言【せんげんsengen】
declaration; proclamation; announcement
言葉【ことばkotoba】
language; dialect; / word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; / speech; (manner of) speaking; / learning to speak; language acquisition
証言【しょうげんshougen】
testimony; (verbal) evidence

Partial results:

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.

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
言いようがない☆【いいようがないiiyouganai】言い様がない・言様がない Inflection

expression / adjective:

言い切る☆【いいきるiikiru】言いきる・言切る Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to declare; to assert; to state definitively
  • to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
言い伝え☆【いいつたえiitsutae】言伝え

noun:

  • tradition; legend

花祭りhanamatsuriはha、お釈迦さまoshakasamaがga生まれumareたtaときtokiにni天tenからkara色とりどりirotoridoriのno花hanaやya甘露kanroがga降り注いfurisosoiだdaというtoiu言い伝えiitsutaeにni因んchinanでdeいiますmasu。 The birthday festival is based on a legend that colorful flowers and honeydew fell from the sky when Buddha was born.

言いがかり【いいがかりiigakari】言い掛かり☆・言い掛り・言掛かり・言掛り

noun:

  • false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel
  • committing oneself

彼kareはhaそのsono言いがかりiigakariをwo否定hiteiしたshita。 He denied the accusation.

言い残す☆【いいのこすiinokosu】言残す Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

さてsate、斬首zanshu刑keiのno時間jikanだda。この世konoyoにni言い残すiinokosu事kotoはhaないnaiかka。 Well, it's time for your decapitation. Don't you have any last words to say?

言い張る☆【いいはるiiharu】言いはる・言張る Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

日本語nihongoのnoニュアンスNYUANSUがga分からないwakaranaiくせにkuseni、自分jibunのno辞書jishoのnoほうhouがga正しいtadashiiとto言い張るiiharu傲慢なgoumanna毛唐ketouだda。 You're an arrogant dirty foreigner who claims your dictionary is correct even though you don't understand the nuances of Japanese.

言い合う☆【いいあうiiau】言合う Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

  • to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.)

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

  • to quarrel; to dispute

もうmou言い合うiiauのnoはhaやめyameにniしましょうshimashou。 Let's patch up our argument.

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

noun / ~する noun:

  • putting in other words

「盲人moujin」をwo「目の不自由なmenofujiyuuna人hito」とするtosuru言い換えiikaeがga提案teianされたsareta。 It was proposed that the term "blind person" be replaced with the term "visually impaired person".

言い出しっぺ☆【いいだしっぺiidashippe】言いだしっぺ・言い出しっ屁・言出しっぺ・言出しっ屁

noun:

結局kekkyoku、言い出しっぺiidashippeのno人hitoがga来てkiteないnaiのだnodaけどkedo、どういうdouiuことkotoだda？ He brought it up first, but he didn't show up. What's going on?

言い過ぎる☆【いいすぎるiisugiru】言いすぎる・言過ぎる☆ Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
言い争い☆【いいあらそいiiarasoi】言争い

noun:

  • a quarrel; argument
言い聞かせる☆【いいきかせるiikikaseru】言いきかせる・言聞かせる Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to tell someone to do something; to warn; to persuade; to instruct
言い逃れ☆【いいのがれiinogare】言逃れ・言い逃がれirr.

noun:

  • evasion; excuse; subterfuge
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Kanji

言

ゲンGEN・ゴンGON・いうi.u・ことkoto

say; word


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