Results, 言う

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.

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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:

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:
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that ➜ 言うに事欠いて【いうにことかいて】
言うなり【いうなりiunari】言う成り: noun:
doing as one is told; yes-man ➜ 言いなり【いいなり】
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:
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says ➜ 言うことを聞かない; 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:
not doing as one is told; disobedient; unruly ➜ 言うことを聞く【いうことをきく】
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
言うところによれば【いうところによればiutokoroniyoreba】: expression:
according to what someone said; according to someone's story ➜ 言うところによると
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
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

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