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言う
いう
N5
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
to say
2
to utter
3
to declare
4
to name
5
to call
6
to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping")
7
to make a noise
Example sentence
もう一度言ってください。
もう いちど いって ください。
Please say it one more time.
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Mine a sentence — saw 言う in the wild?
Kanji in this word
言
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More words with
言
断言
だんげん ·
assertion
N1
発言
はつげん ·
utterance
N1
無言
むごん ·
silence
N1
予言
よげん ·
prediction
N1
言付け
ことづけ ·
to leave a message
Full entry on Jisho
N1
言い換える
いいかえる ·
to say in other words
言いなり
いいなり ·
doing as one is told
助言
じょげん ·
advice
N1
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