言
say, word
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
7 / 7
Information
Grade:2
Strokes:7
JLPT:4
Frequency:83
Vocabulary
ゲン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 過言 | カゲン | exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe |
| 狂言 | キョウゲン | kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse; trick |
| 苦言 | クゲン | candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice |
| 言及 | ゲンキュウ | reference; allusion |
| 言語 | ゲンゴ | language |
ゴン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遺言 | ユイゴン | will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words |
| 過言 | カゴン | exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe |
| 言語 | ゴンゴ | language |
| 無言 | ムゴン | silence (not speaking); muteness |
| 一言 | イチゴン | single word; a few words; brief comment |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 言い回し | いいまわし | expression; phraseology |
| 言い出す | いいだす | to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to bring up; to come out with; to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose |
| 言い切る | いいきる | to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all; to finish one's sentence |
| 言い渡す | いいわたす | to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order |
| 言い表す | いいあらわす | to express (in words); to confess |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
訂
correct, decide, revise
Grade 8JLPT 1
計
measure, plan, plot, scheme
Grade 2JLPT 4
信
faith, fidelity, trust, truth
Grade 4JLPT 3
告
announce, inform, revelation, tell
Grade 5JLPT 3
吉
congratulations, good luck, joy
Grade 8JLPT 1
君
male name suffix, mister, ruler, you
Grade 3JLPT 3
託
consign, entrusting with, hint, pretend, requesting
Grade 8JLPT 1
害
harm, injury
Grade 4JLPT 3
討
attack, chastise, conquer, defeat, destroy
Grade 6JLPT 1
訓
Japanese character reading, explanation, instruction, read
Grade 4JLPT 2