言
言 — say, word
- JLPT
- JLPT N4
- Strokes
- 7
- Taught in
- School year 2
- Frequency
- #83 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
-
- げん gen
- ごん gon
- げん gen
- Kun'yomi
-
- い.う i.u
- こと koto
- い.う i.u
Words that use 言
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.
- 言う いう to say JLPT N5
- 言葉 ことば language JLPT N5
- 言語 げんご language JLPT N3
- 一言 ひとこと single word JLPT N3
- 伝言 でんごん (verbal) message JLPT N3
- 言い出す いいだす to begin to say JLPT N2
- 言いつける いいつける to tell (to do) JLPT N2
- 言付ける ことづける to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.) JLPT N2
- 言葉遣い ことばづかい speech JLPT N2
- 独り言 ひとりごと soliloquy JLPT N2