TAKOBOTO
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言う
云う
謂う
Readings
いう
iu
iu
ゆう
yuu
yuu
English
Godan verb with 'u' ending
to say, to utter, to declare
Godan verb with 'u' ending
to name, to call
Meaning restricted to 言う
Godan verb with 'u' ending
to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
to say, to utter, to declare Godan verb with 'u' ending
to name, to call Meaning restricted to 言う
Godan verb with 'u' ending
to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise Conjugated forms
Present, Future 言う, 言います
[does], will [do] 言わない, 言いません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 言った, 言いました
[did] 言わなかった, 言いませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 言って, 言いまして 言わないで, 言いませんで 言わなくて
[does], will [do] 言わない, 言いません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 言った, 言いました
[did] 言わなかった, 言いませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 言って, 言いまして 言わないで, 言いませんで 言わなくて
Kanjis
言 ON: ゲン, ゴン KUN: い.う, こと
say, word
Stroke: 7 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 2-1-6 FC: 0060.0
云 ON: ウン KUN: い.う, ここに
say
Stroke: 4 SKIP: 2-1-3 FC: 1073.3
謂 ON: イ KUN: い.う, いい, おも.う, いわゆる
reason, origin, history, oral tradition
Stroke: 16 SKIP: 1-7-9 FC: 0662.2
say, word
Stroke: 7 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 2-1-6 FC: 0060.0
云 ON: ウン KUN: い.う, ここに
say
Stroke: 4 SKIP: 2-1-3 FC: 1073.3
謂 ON: イ KUN: い.う, いい, おも.う, いわゆる
reason, origin, history, oral tradition
Stroke: 16 SKIP: 1-7-9 FC: 0662.2
Phrases