言いい渡わたし

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

pronouncement; sentence; order

Refers to a formal declaration by an authority, especially a judge's sentence or an official order. Often used in legal and disciplinary contexts.

裁さい判ばん官かんは被ひ告こくに懲ちょう役えき3年ねんの言いい渡わたしをした。
The judge handed down a sentence of three years in prison to the defendant.

上じょう司しから解かい雇この言いい渡わたしを受うけた。

I received a notice of dismissal from my boss.

Written forms

言いい渡わたしUsage27%
Standard kanji spelling; the okurigana い makes the reading clear.
言いい渡わたしUsage73%
Less common variant without the okurigana い; still encountered.

Kanji

言say, word
渡transit, ford, ferry

Similar words

宣せん告こく
宣告 is more strictly legal and often used for formal sentencing in court. 言い渡し can be used in broader contexts such as orders or pronouncements from any authority.
命めい令れい
命令 is a general word for 'order' or 'command'. 言い渡し emphasizes the act of declaring or pronouncing the order, often with a formal tone.

Etymology

Compound of 言い (the continuative form of 言う 'to say') + 渡し (the continuative form of 渡す 'to hand over'), literally 'handing over by saying'. The meaning developed into 'pronouncement' or 'declaration'.