KanjiN4Grade 2 · 小27 strokesRadical 言#83 in newspapers

言 · say, word

言 is a kanji meaning say, word. It has 7 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 言
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
言ういう	いう	to say	N5
言葉ことば	ことば	language; word(s); expression(s)	N5
言わばいわば	いわば	so to speak	N3
言語げんご	げんご	language	N3
一言ひとこと	ひとこと	one word	N3
伝言でんごん	でんごん	verbal message	N3

Show all 23 words

More words that use 言
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
言い出すいいだす	いいだす	to start talking, to suggest	N2
言い付けるいいつける	いいつける	to tell, to order	N2
言付けることづける	ことづける	to leave a message	N2
言葉遣いことばづかい	ことばづかい	speech, expression, wording	N2
独り言ひとりごと	ひとりごと	a soliloquy, a monologue, speaking to oneself	N2
方言ほうげん	ほうげん	dialect	N2
言論げんろん	げんろん	discussion, speech	N1
言付けことづけ	ことづけ	to leave a message	N1
片言かたこと	かたこと	broken (in reference to speaking style, e.g., Japanese)	N1
言い訳いいわけ	いいわけ	excuse, explanation	N1
証言しょうげん	しょうげん	evidence, testimony	N1
助言じょげん	じょげん	advice, suggestion	N1
宣言せんげん	せんげん	declaration, proclamation, announcement	N1
断言だんげん	だんげん	assertion, declaration, affirmation	N1
発言はつげん	はつげん	utterance, speech, proposal	N1
無言むごん	むごん	silence	N1
予言よげん	よげん	prediction, promise, prognostication	N1

私は言葉に困った。

わたしはことばにこまった

I was at a loss for words.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #157242 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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