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Words — 21 found

Godan verb with 'u' ending
1. to say; to utter; to declare
  • みんな
  • ひとやすひと休み
  • しよう
  • ジョン
  • 言った
John said, "Hey guys, let's take a break."
Godan verb with 'u' ending
2. to name; to call
  • この
  • どうぶつ動物
  • にほんご日本語
  • なに
  • 言います
What do you call this animal in Japanese?
Godan verb with 'u' ending
3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noiseOnly applies to 言う
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言う 【ゆう】云う 【いう】云う 【ゆう】謂う 【いう】謂う 【ゆう】
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1. goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
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言うまでもない 【ゆうまでもない】言うまでも無い 【いうまでもない】言うまでも無い 【ゆうまでもない】言う迄も無い 【いうまでもない】言う迄も無い 【ゆうまでもない】言う迄もない 【いうまでもない】言う迄もない 【ゆうまでもない】
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1. obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
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言うまでもなく 【ゆうまでもなく】言うまでも無く 【いうまでもなく】言うまでも無く 【ゆうまでもなく】言う迄もなく 【いうまでもなく】言う迄もなく 【ゆうまでもなく】言う迄も無く 【いうまでもなく】言う迄も無く 【ゆうまでもなく】
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1. as (someone) saysoften as 〜が言う通りに〜 or 〜の言う通りに〜
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言うとおり 【いうとおり】いう通り 【いうとおり】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone saysSee also 言うことを聞かない
  • その
  • しょうねん少年
  • りょうしん両親
  • いうことをき言うことを聞く
The boy is obedient to his parents.
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言う事を聞く 【いうことをきく】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. not doing as one is told; disobedient; unrulySee also 言うことを聞く
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言う事を聞かない 【いうことをきかない】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun or verb acting prenominally
1. beyond expression; unspeakable; inexpressible; indescribable
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およ
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1. it is needless to sayArchaic
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言うにやおよぶ 【いうにやおよぶ】
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やすおこなかた
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1. it's easier said than done; saying is easy; doing is hardProverb
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いうかた 方無
'ku' adjective (archaic)
1. unspeakable; indescribable; inexpressibleArchaic
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1. what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
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言う所の 【いうところの】謂う所の 【いうところの】
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こと
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1. that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say thatSee also 言うに事欠いて いうにことかいて
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野暮
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1. it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid
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1. just as one was told; like she (he) saidUsually written using kana alone
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1. nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
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言う事なし 【いうことなし】言うこと無し 【いうことなし】言う事無し 【いうことなし】
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無駄
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1. would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
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こと 事欠
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1. that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
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Kanji — 1 found

0.482716004507288
7 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
say, word
Kun: い.う こと
On: ゲン ゴン
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Sentences — 4970 found

  • jreibun/5990/1
    • こそだ子育て
    • は難しい。
    • きび厳し
    • すぎてもよくないが、子どもの言うことを
    • あんい安易
    • に聞いてばかりいても、ためにならない。
    Raising a child is a challenge. It is not good to be too strict, but you cannot easily bend to children’s wishes all the time. Being too lenient does not help them, either. Jreibun
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