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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.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 言う in the wild?
Kanji in this word
言
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7 strokes
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はつげん ·
utterance
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declaration
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言わば
いわば ·
so to speak
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言語
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証言
しょうげん ·
evidence
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提言
ていげん ·
proposal
言論
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discussion
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