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The kanji 言: meaning, readings and stroke order
言
- Meaning
- say, word
- On reading
- ゲン gen、ゴン gon
- Kun reading
- い（う） iu、こと koto
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 言 speech
- Level
- Level 2 · grade 2
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- nói, lời nói (ngôn)
- Japanese
- いう。ことば。
- Korean
- 말하다, 말 (언)
- Chinese
- 说、话语
Readings, words and example sentences
ゲン gen · on reading
方言
dialect
この 里の 方言は めずらしいです。
The dialect of this village is unusual.
ゴン gon · on reading · less common
伝言
message
母に 伝言を のこします。
I leave a message for Mom.
い（う） iu · kun reading
言う
to say
大きな 声で 言います。
I say it in a loud voice.
こと koto · kun reading
一言
a single word
弟は 一言も 話しませんでした。
My little brother didn't say a single word.
Practise writing 言 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 言 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 2 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.