言 (iu) Kanji Meaning: "Say" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: Words rising from a mouth: say.

言 means say

word

Words rising from a mouth: say.

On'yomi

  • ゲンgen
  • ゴンgon

Kun'yomi

  • い(う)iu
  • ことkoto

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Common words

  • 言語げんごlanguage
  • 公言こうげんdeclaration; profession
  • 方言ほうげんdialect; provincialism
  • 一言ひとことsingle word; a few words

Through history

  1. Oracle bone script form of 言Oracle bone
  2. Bronze script form of 言Bronze
  3. Seal script form of 言Seal
  4. Today

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