言
say, word

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ゲンゴン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

い.うこと

Nanori (名乗り)

とき

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:2
Strokes:7
JLPT:4
Frequency:83

Vocabulary

ゲン

WordReadingMeaning
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

WordReadingMeaning
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

WordReadingMeaning
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