Question

言 い.う、こと say 5 83 7 149 こと・げん・ごんべん・ことば 象形 Pictographic A pictogram of someone saying a four letter word from their mouth after the censors have gotten a hold of it.

Accepted Answer

ゲン、ゴン とき 言う(いう): (1) to say (2) to call (i.e. to give a name)予言(よげん): prediction; promise; prognostication言わば(いわば): so to speak; so to call it; as it were言葉(ことば): (1) language; dialect (2) word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark (3) speech; (manner of) speaking宣言(せんげん): declaration; proclamation; announcement発言(はつげん): utterance; speech; proposal言語(げんご): language一言(ひとこと): single word; a few words; brief comment言論(げんろん): (one's) speech; expression of views; discussion無言(むごん): silence助言(じょげん): advice; suggestion方言(ほうげん): dialect言い訳(いいわけ): (1) excuse (2) explanation伝言(でんごん): verbal message; word言葉遣い(ことばづかい): speech; expression; wording; language証言(しょうげん): evidence; testimony断言(だんげん): assertion; declaration; affirmation独り言(ひとりごと): soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself言い出す(いいだす): to start talking; to speak; to tell; to propose; to suggest; to break the ice言付ける(ことづける): to send word; to send a messageそう言えば(そういえば): which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...片言(かたこと): prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering言い付ける(いいつける): (1) to tell (to do); to order; to charge; to direct (2) to tell on (someone); to report (3) to often say言伝(ことづて): (oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor言付け(ことづけ): (verbal) message伝言(つてこと): (1) verbal message; word (2) rumour; rumor 2 口: mouth 言 7 (none) say This is simple a pictogram of a mouth SAYing something. The lines are soundwaves. No need to complicate it.

Kanji	言
Onyomi	ゲン、ゴン
Kunyomi	い.う、こと
Nanori	とき
English	say
Examples	言う(いう): (1) to say (2) to call (i.e. to give a name) 予言(よげん): prediction; promise; prognostication 言わば(いわば): so to speak; so to call it; as it were 言葉(ことば): (1) language; dialect (2) word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark (3) speech; (manner of) speaking 宣言(せんげん): declaration; proclamation; announcement 発言(はつげん): utterance; speech; proposal 言語(げんご): language 一言(ひとこと): single word; a few words; brief comment 言論(げんろん): (one's) speech; expression of views; discussion 無言(むごん): silence 助言(じょげん): advice; suggestion 方言(ほうげん): dialect 言い訳(いいわけ): (1) excuse (2) explanation 伝言(でんごん): verbal message; word 言葉遣い(ことばづかい): speech; expression; wording; language 証言(しょうげん): evidence; testimony 断言(だんげん): assertion; declaration; affirmation 独り言(ひとりごと): soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself 言い出す(いいだす): to start talking; to speak; to tell; to propose; to suggest; to break the ice 言付ける(ことづける): to send word; to send a message そう言えば(そういえば): which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ... 片言(かたこと): prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering 言い付ける(いいつける): (1) to tell (to do); to order; to charge; to direct (2) to tell on (someone); to report (3) to often say 言伝(ことづて): (oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor 言付け(ことづけ): (verbal) message 伝言(つてこと): (1) verbal message; word (2) rumour; rumor
JLPT Level	5
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	83
Components	口: mouth
Number of Strokes	7
Kanji Radical	言
Radical Number	149
Radical Strokes	7
Radical Reading	こと・げん・ごんべん・ことば
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	象形 Pictographic
Keyword	say
Koohii Story 1	A pictogram of someone saying a four letter word from their mouth after the censors have gotten a hold of it.
Koohii Story 2	This is simple a pictogram of a mouth SAYing something. The lines are soundwaves. No need to complicate it.

Speech Language Word Declaration Message Mouth 言 Call