言(い)う, 云(い)う, 謂(い)う, いう, ゆう

iu, yū

JLPT 5

Godan verb with `u` ending
  • to say
  • to call (i.e. to give a name)

言葉(ことば), 詞(ことば), 辞(じ), ことば, けとば

kotoba, ketoba

JLPT 5

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • language; dialect
  • word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark
  • speech; (manner of) speaking

辞典(じてん), 辭典, 言葉(ことば), ことば, じてん, ことばてん

jiten, kotobaten

JLPT 4

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • dictionary

言(い)わば, 謂(い)わば, いわば

iwaba

JLPT 3

adverb (fukushi)
  • so to speak; so to call it; as it were

一言(ひとこと), ひと言(とこ), ひとこと, いちげん, いちごん

hitokoto, ichigen, ichigon

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • single word; a few words; brief comment

言語(げんご), げんご, ごんご

gengo, gongo

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • language

言(いだ)い出()す, 言(い)いだす, 言(げん), いいだす

iidasu

JLPT 2

Godan verb with `su` ending transitive verb
  • to start talking; to speak; to tell; to propose; to suggest; to break the ice

言葉遣(ことばづか)い, 言葉使(ことばづか)い, 言葉(ことば)づかい, ことばづかい

kotobazukai

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • speech; expression; wording; language

独(ひと)り言(ごと), ひとり, 一(いち), ひとりごと

hitorigoto

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

言(い)いつける, 言(いつ)い付()ける, 言付(いいつ)ける, いいつける

iitsukeru

JLPT 2

Ichidan verb transitive verb
  • to tell (to do); to order; to charge; to direct
  • to tell on (someone); to report
  • to often say

言付(いいつ)ける, 言(げん), ことづける

kotozukeru

JLPT 2

Ichidan verb transitive verb
  • to send word; to send a message

そう, そういえば

sōieba

JLPT 2

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
  • which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

発言(はつげん), はつげん

hatsugen

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • utterance; speech; proposal

証言(しょうげん), しょうげん

shōgen

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • evidence; testimony

言論(げんろん), げんろん

genron

JLPT 1

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

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