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Kanji: 言

KANJI
7 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
こと
 ON 音 
ゲン
ゴン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
ごんべん
Meaning:
Say
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 80 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
()
to say
N5
(ことば)
word, language
N3
()わば
so to speak
N3
(げんご)
language
N3
(ひとこと)
single word
N2
()()
to start talking, to speak, to tell, to propose, to suggest, to break the ice
N2
()()ける
to tell, to tell on (someone), to order
N2
(ことづ)ける
to send word, to send a message
N2
(ことばづか)
speech, expression, wording
N2
(ひと)(ごと)
a soliloquy, a monologue, speaking to oneself
N2
(ほうげん)
dialect
N1
()(わけ)
excuse, explanation
N1
(いちげん)
single word
N1
(かたこと)
a smattering, talk like a baby, speak haltingly
N1
(かねごと)
prediction, promise, prognostication
N1
(げんろん)
discussion
N1
(ことづて)
declaration, hearsay
N1
(しょうげん)
evidence, testimony
N1
(じょげん)
advice, suggestion
N1
(せんげん)
declaration, proclamation, announcement
N1
(だんげん)
declaration, affirmation
N1
(つてごと)
verbal message, rumor, word
N1
(はつげん)
utterance, speech, proposal
N1
(むごん)
silence
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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