Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 言い掛ける(いいかける) in Japanese

言い掛ける, 言掛ける, 言いかける
Kana Reading
いいかける
Romaji
iikakeru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to begin speaking; to start to say; to stop in mid-sentence
    Example sentence
    何か言いかけた先手を打ってやった。 He started to say something, but I beat him to it.

Examples of 言い掛ける, 言掛ける, 言いかける, いいかける in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

11 strokes

hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour

On'Yomi: カイ, ケイ

Kun'Yomi: か.ける, -か.ける, か.け, -か.け, -が.け, か.かる, -か.かる, -が.かる, か.かり, -が.かり, かかり, -がかり

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JLPT 5

7 strokes

say

On'Yomi: ゲン, ゴン

Kun'Yomi: い.う, こと

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