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[()·]
iu
godan verb

Alternate Written Forms:

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yuu
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yuu
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yuu

English Meaning(s) for 言う

godan verb
  1. to say; to utter; to declare
  2. to name; to call
  3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

Definition and Synonyms for 言う

History the aggregate of past events
Synonyms: ストーリー, ヒストリー, 前歴, , , 因縁, 履歴, 成り立ち, 成り立つ, 故事, 来歴, 来由, 歴史, 沿革, 物語, 由来, 由緒, 由縁, 病歴, 素性, 経緯, 言う, 謂れ, 謂れ因縁, 過去
Utter articulate
Synonyms: こく, つく, おっしゃる, 吐く, 弁じる, 漏らす, 発言, 言う, 言い表す, 話す
Account a record or narrative description of past events
Synonyms: のたまわく, クロニクル, ヒストリー, 伝説, 叙事文, 史乗, 史書, 因縁, 実記, 履歴, 年代記, 年譜, 所記, 故事, 曰く, 来歴, 来由, 歴史, 沿革, 物語, 物語る, 由来, 由来書, 由緒, 由縁, 経緯, 編年史, 言う, 言伝, 記事, 記述, , , 話す, 語り草, 説話, 謂れ, 謂れ因縁, 講談, 青史
Reason an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
Synonyms: かど, せい, わけ, わけあい, 一理, 事由, 原由, 安い, , 成因, 所以, 所為, 根拠, 理屈, 理由, , 由来, 由縁, 筋合, 節理, 言う, , 訳柄, 謂れ, 道理
Posit put before
Synonyms: 弁じ立てる, 提唱, 申し上げる, 申し出る, 申し立てる, 申し述べる, 表明, 言う, 言い立てる, 述べる, 陳述
Speak express in speech
Synonyms: こく, しゃべる, おっしゃる, 弁じる, 弁ずる, 物申す, 物言う, 申す, 申し上げる, 申し述べる, 発言, 発語, 言う, 言い出す, 言い表す, 話す
Say recite or repeat a fixed text
Synonyms: 申し上げる, 言う
Sound utter with vibrating vocal chords
Synonyms: 発声, 言う
Tell let something be known
Synonyms: 伝う, 伝える, 知る, 知らす, 知らせる, 言う, 話す
Relate give an account of
Synonyms: おっしゃる, 物語る, 申す, 申し上げる, 申し述べる, 言う, 話す, 語る
Speak use language
Synonyms: しゃべる, おっしゃる, 物言う, 言う, 話す
Vocalize express or state clearly
Synonyms: 言う, 話す
Enounce speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
Synonyms: 発する, 発音, 言う
Say utter aloud
Synonyms: しゃべる, のたまう, おっしゃる, 仰せられる, 物申す, 申す, 申し上げる, 発語, 言う, 話す
Give Voice put into words or an expression
Synonyms: 吐露, 書き表す, 表す, 表す, 言う, 言い表す, 話す, 述べる
Utter express audibly
Synonyms: こく, つく, 他言, 口走る, 吐く, 吐露, 吹く, 噴く, 放つ, 漏らす, 演述, 発する, 発語, 表す, 表す, 表出, 言う, 言い漏らす, 言い表す, 述べる, 飛ばす
State express in words
Synonyms: しゃべる, のたまう, おっしゃる, 仰せられる, 啓上, 物申す, 物語る, 申す, 申し上げる, 申し述べる, 発する, 発言, 発語, 言う, 言上, 言い表す, 話す, 語る, 述べる, 陳述
Say state as one's opinion or judgement
Synonyms: 言う
Term name formally or designate with a term
Synonyms: 名付ける, 称す, 言う
Go have a particular form
Synonyms: 言う
Say have or contain a certain wording or form
Synonyms: 言う, 読み取る, 述べる
Utter either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
Synonyms: こく, つく, おっしゃる, 吐く, 弁じる, 漏らす, 発言, 言う, 言い表す, 話す
Say declare
Synonyms: 言う
Utter utter sounds (not necessarily words)
Synonyms: こく, つく, 他言, 口走る, 吐く, 吐露, 吹く, 噴く, 放つ, 漏らす, 演述, 発する, 発語, 表す, 表す, 表出, 言う, 言い漏らす, 言い表す, 述べる, 飛ばす

Meanings for each kanji in 言う

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Categories 言う is a member of

Communicate transmit thoughts or feelings
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Inform impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
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Advise make a proposal, declare a plan for something
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Utter articulate
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Show give expression to
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Recite repeat aloud from memory
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Narrate narrate or give a detailed account of
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Enounce speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
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State express in words
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Call assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
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Be have the quality of being
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Have have as a feature
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Past the time that has elapsed
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Account a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
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Record anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 言う

Conjugations for 言う

masu stem
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ii
Negative stem
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iwa
te-form
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itte
Negative te-form
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iwanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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iwanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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iu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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iwanai
Past Indicative Form
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itta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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iwanakatta
Presumptive Form
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iou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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iimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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iimasen
Past Indicative Form
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iimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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iimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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iimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
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iitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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iitakunai
Past Indicative Form
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iitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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iitakunakatta
Adjective stem
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iita
te-form
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iitakute
Negative te-form
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iitakunakute
Adverbial Form
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iitaku
Provisional Form
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iitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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iitakunakereba
Conditional Form
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iitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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iitakunakattara
Objective Form
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iitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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ie
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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iinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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ieba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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iwanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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iwanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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ittara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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iwanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
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ittari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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ieru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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ienai
Past Indicative Form
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ieta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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ienakatta
masu-stem
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ie
te-form
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iete
Negative te-form
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ienakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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iemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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iemasen
Past Indicative Form
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iemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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iemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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iwareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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iwarenai
Past Indicative Form
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iwareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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iwarenakatta
masu stem
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iware
te-form
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iwarete
Negative te-form
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iwarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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iwaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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iwaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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iwaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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iwaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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iwaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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iwasenai
Past Indicative Form
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iwaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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iwasenakatta
masu stem
[()··]
iwase
te-form
[()···]
iwasete
Negative te-form
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iwasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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iwasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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iwasemasen
Past Indicative Form
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iwasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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iwasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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iwasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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iwasarenai
Past Indicative Form
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iwasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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iwasarenakatta
masu stem
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iwasare
te-form
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iwasarete
Negative te-form
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iwasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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iwasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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iwasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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iwasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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iwasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
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iwan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
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iwazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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iwanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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iwazaru

Sample Sentences for 言う

I hate people who say that.
Nyotaimori is where food, like sashimi, is laid out on a naked woman.
He says he will inquire into the matter.
What he says does not make any sense.
He must be crazy to say such a thing.

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