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言い出す (いいだす) — to start talking | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle

言い出す

いいだす

N2

godan verbtransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1to start talking
2to suggest
3to begin to say
4to broach (a matter)
5to be the first to say
6to suggest (doing)
7to propose

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Kanji in this word

言Say, Word7 strokes 出Exit, Leave, Go Out5 strokes

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