Meanings

say, word, speech, language

Radicals

言

Decomposition

⿱亠⿱二口

Etymology

Ideographic: A tongue sticking out of a mouth 口

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 7

Stroke Order

1 dot right-to-left

2 horizontal bottom-to-top

3 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

4 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

5 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

6 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

7 horizontal bottom-to-top

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ゲン gen

ゴン gon

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

い i

こと koto

ごと goto

Words Using This Kanji

1098 words total

ゲン (2 words)

言語能力げんごのうりょく

language ability / linguistic competence

言語機能げんごきのう

language function / linguistic function

い (3 words)

言ういう

to say / to tell / to speak

寝言を言うねごとをいう

talk in one's sleep / sleep-talk

クソミソに言うクソミソにいう

to badmouth / to criticize harshly / to tear into

ごと (2 words)

寝言を言うねごとをいう

talk in one's sleep / sleep-talk

寝言ねごと

sleep talking / talking in one's sleep

Other (1091 words)

word

so to speak

as for ...

to get someone to say

言うてゆうて

that said

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