Kanji 言

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Words with 言

• 言う

  いう

  to say

  N5

• 言葉

  ことば

  language; word(s); expression(s)

  N5

• 言語

  げんご

  language

  N3

• 一言

  ひとこと

  one word

  N3

• 伝言

  でんごん

  verbal message

  N3

• 言わば

  いわば

  so to speak

  N3

• 方言

  ほうげん

  dialect

  N2

• 独り言

  ひとりごと

  a soliloquy, a monologue, speaking to oneself

  N2

Example sentences

• うそを言いうな。

  Don't tell lies.

• 何なにの言語げんごを学まなんでいるの？

  What languages are you learning?

• 一言ひとこと言いいたい。

  I'd like to say a word.

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.

Other kanji with radical “speech” 言