言

Meaning

言 centers on the act of expressing something through language: saying something or a unit of speech, a word.

• 言ういう
  N4

  to say; to utter; to declare

• と言うという

  called; named; that says; that

• 言葉ことば
  N5

  language; dialect

• そう言うそういう

  such; like that; that sort of

• こう言うこういう

  such; this sort of; like this

• どう言うどういう

  what kind of; what sort of; what

• 発言はつげん
  N2

  statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

• 言語げんご
  N3

  language

• 宣言せんげん
  N1

  declaration; proclamation; announcement

• 一言ひとこと
  N3

  single word; a few words; brief comment

• 言い方いいかた
  N1

  way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

• 証言しょうげん
  N2

  testimony; (verbal) evidence

• 言い訳いいわけ
  N2

  excuse

• 言及げんきゅう

  reference; allusion

• 言げん

  word; remark; statement

• そう言ったそういった

  like that; this type

• 言動げんどう
  N1

  speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners

• 予言よげん
  N1

  prediction; prophecy; prognostication; foretelling; forecast

• 助言じょげん
  N2

  advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

• 断言だんげん
  N1

  assertion; declaration; affirmation

• 方言ほうげん
  N3

  dialect; provincialism

• 遺言ゆいごん
  N1

  will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words

• 無言むごん
  N1

  silence (not speaking); muteness

• 提言ていげん

  proposal; motion; recommendation

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