Moto 言: Say; WordKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ゲン、ゴン
- Kun'yomi
- い(う)、こと
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 1,537 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ゲン・ゴン)
- 宣言せんげんdeclaration; proclamation
- 発言はつげんstatement; remark
- 証言しょうげんtestimony; (verbal) evidence
- 提言ていげんproposal; motion
- 言げんword; remark
- 言語げんごlanguage
- 狂言きょうげんkyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play
- 言論げんろん(one's) speech; expression of views
- 言動げんどうspeech and conduct; words and deeds
- 断言だんげんassertion; declaration
- 無言むごんsilence (not speaking); muteness
- 言及げんきゅうreference; allusion
- 助言じょげんadvice; counsel
- 方言ほうげんdialect; provincialism
- 公言こうげんdeclaration; profession
- 遺言ゆいごんwill; testament
- 伝言でんごんverbal message; word (from someone)
- 明言めいげんdeclaration; statement
- 過言かごんexaggeration; overstatement
- 発言権はつげんけんright to speak
- 苦言くげんcandid advice; frank advice
- 予言よげんprediction; prophecy
- 言質げんちcommitment; pledge
- 一家言いっかげんprivate opinion; personal view
- 二言にごんdouble-dealing; double tongue
- 付言ふげんsaying in addition; postscript
- 前言ぜんげんprevious remarks
- 名言めいげんwise saying; famous saying
- 失言しつげんverbal gaffe; verbal slip
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 言ういうto say; to utter
- 言わばいわばso to speak; so to call it
- 言葉ことばlanguage; dialect
- 一言ひとことsingle word; a few words
- 言い方いいかたway of saying (something); way of putting it
- 言い渡すいいわたすto announce; to tell
- 言い分いいぶんone's say; one's point
- 言い訳いいわけexcuse
- 合言葉あいことばpassword; watchword
- 言い回しいいまわしexpression; phraseology
- 言い切るいいきるto declare; to assert
- 物言いものいいmanner of speaking
- 言い渡しいいわたしsentence; judgment
- 言うまでもないいうまでもないgoes without saying; needless to say
- 言葉遣いことばづかいspeech; expression
- こう言うこういうsuch; this sort of
- そう言うそういうsuch; like that
- そう言えばそういえばnow that you mention it; come to think of it
- とは言うもののとはいうもののhaving said that; be that as it may
- と言うというcalled; named
- と言うことはないということはないit is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
- と言うものというものsomething like ...; something called ...
- と言えばといえばspeaking of ...
- と言ってもといってもalthough I say; although one might say
- どう言うどういうsomehow; how
- どちらかと言うとどちらかというとif anything; if pushed I'd say
- なんとも言えないなんともいえないindescribable; inexpressible
- ひとり言ひとりごとsoliloquy; monologue
- 何とも言えないなんともいえないindescribable; inexpressible
- 寝言ねごとsleep-talking
- 小言こごとscolding; telling-off
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