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JLPT N4 SL2 7 strokes Frequency: #83

Meanings

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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

Words Using This Kanji

1113 words total
Other (20 words)
θ¨˜θΏ°θ¨€θͺžε­¦ γγ˜γ‚…γ€γ’γ‚“γ”γŒγ

descriptive linguistics

歴史言θͺžε­¦ γ‚Œγγ—γ’γ‚“γ”γŒγ

historical linguistics

ι€šζ™‚θ¨€θͺžε­¦ γ€γ†γ˜γ’γ‚“γ”γŒγ

diachronic linguistics

言θͺžδ½Ώη”¨εŸŸ γ’γ‚“γ”γ—γ‚ˆγ†γ„γ

register

θͺηŸ₯言θͺžε­¦ γ«γ‚“γ‘γ’γ‚“γ”γŒγ

cognitive linguistics

δ½ΏεΎ’θ¨€θ‘ŒιŒ² しとげんこうろく

Acts of the Apostles (book of the Bible)

異言θͺž いげんご

another language

θ¨€γ„η΅‚γˆγ‚‹ γ„γ„γŠγˆγ‚‹

to finish saying

θ¨€γ„ηΆšγ‘γ‚‹ いい぀γ₯ける

to keep talking

言い始める γ„γ„γ―γ˜γ‚γ‚‹

to say previously unspoken thoughts

言わす いわす

to get someone to say

言い葨せる いいあらわせる

to be able to be expressed in words

η—΄γ‚Œθ¨€ γ—γ‚Œγ”γ¨

foolish talk

γ‚γΎγ‚Šγ¨θ¨€γˆγ° γ‚γΎγ‚Šγ¨γ„γˆγ°

excessively

友達言葉 ともだけことば

casual speech

言θͺžη€ΎδΌšε­¦ γ’γ‚“γ”γ—γ‚ƒγ‹γ„γŒγ

sociology of language

δΈ€θˆ¬θ¨€θͺžε­¦ γ„γ£γ±γ‚“γ’γ‚“γ”γŒγ

general linguistics

εšθ¨€ε­¦ γ―γγ’γ‚“γŒγ

linguistics

η₯žη΅Œθ¨€θͺžγƒ—γƒ­γ‚°γƒ©γƒŸγƒ³γ‚° γ—γ‚“γ‘γ„γ’γ‚“γ”γƒ—γƒ­γ‚°γƒ©γƒŸγƒ³γ‚°

neurolinguistic programming

ゼーゼー言う ゼーゼーいう

to wheeze