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Kanji 99: 言
Meaning:
In Japanese, 言 means “to say”.
How to read it:
| Kunyomi | い、こと |
| Onyomi | げん、ごん |
How to write it:
Origin:
You can see a mouth open wide.
So 言 stands for “to say”.
Development:
Vocabulary:
| Level | Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 言う | いう | to say |
| Basic | 言葉 | ことば | word |
| Inter | 一言 | ひとこと | a word |
| Inter | 言語 | げんご | language |
| Inter | 言わば | いわば | so to speak |
| Inter | 発言 | はつげん | remark |
| Inter | 宣言 | せんげん | declaration |
| Inter | 証言 | しょうげん | testimony |
| Inter | 言い換える | いいかえる | put in another way |
| Inter | 言及 | げんきゅう | mention |
| Inter | 言い訳 | いいわけ | excuse |
| Inter | 言い切る | いいきる | to say positively |
| Inter | 言動 | げんどう | behavior |
| Adv | 言い聞かせる | いいきかせる | to tell |
| Adv | 断言 | だんげん | affirmation |
| Adv | 助言 | じょげん | advice |
| Adv | 予言 | よげん | prophecy |
| Adv | 遺言 | ゆいごん | a will |
| Adv | 言い分 | いいぶん | opinion |
| Adv | 言葉遣い | ことばづかい | wording |
| Adv | 方言 | ほうげん | dialect |
| Adv | 過言 | かごん | exaggeration |
| Adv | 言論 | げんろん | speech |
| Adv | 言い返す | いいかえす | to say back |
| Adv | 伝言 | でんごん | message |
| Adv | 独り言 | ひとりごと | soliloquy |
| H_Adv | 言い合う | いいあう | to discuss |
| H_Adv | 話し言葉 | はなしことば | spoken language |
| H_Adv | 褒め言葉 | ほめことば | praise |
| S_Adv | 暴言 | ぼうげん | rant |
| S_Adv | 預言 | よげん | prophecy |
| S_Adv | 名言 | めいげん | quotations |
| S_Adv | 書き言葉 | かきことば | written language |
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げん
飛鳥: あなたにとってどちらの言語が簡単ですか？Which language is easier for you?
リリ: うふふ、ぜひフランス語がだよ~~~
飛鳥: そ、そうだ。でもあなたはフランス人さん？
リリ: はい~~~
飛鳥: うん、私に日本語が簡単だよ！
言う
やめて！言わない。Stop! Don’t say it.