言 — say, speech, word

い言 say

U+8A00 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes Freq #83 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #335 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #149

Meanings

say
speech
word

word

い i Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

言(い) う iu to say 言(い) える ieru to be able to say 言(い) い方(かた) iikata way of saying 言(い) い訳(わけ) iiwake excuse 言(い) うまでもない iumademonai it goes without saying

こと koto Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

言(こと) 葉(ば) kotoba word 一(ひと) 言(こと) hitokoto single word 独(ひと) り言(ごと) hitorigoto soliloquy

げん gen On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

発(はつ) 言(げん) hatsugen remark 宣(せん) 言(げん) sengen declaration 言(げん) 語(ご) gengo language 言(げん) gen word 言(げん) 及(きゅう) genkyuu reference 提(てい) 言(げん) teigen proposal 証(しょう) 言(げん) shougen testimony 言(げん) 論(ろん) genron speech 助(じょ) 言(げん) jogen advice 予(よ) 言(げん) yogen prophecy

Stroke order

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