Illustration: In the quiet corner of a neighborhood café, one adult leans slightly toward a companion and says something softly, mouth visibly forming words and one hand loosely cupped beside their lips. The companion turns an ear toward them, then begins to suppress a laugh behind a hand.

JLPT N5verbLevel estimated by Bebop

言いう

iu

to say

Example sentences

  1. なんて言いった？

    What?

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  2. 「みんなひと休やすみしようぜ」とジョンは言いった。

    John said, "Hey guys, let’s take a break."

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. うそを言いうな。

    Don’t tell lies.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 言

  • 言say; wordOnゲン・ゴンKunいう・こと

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