言 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 言意味

say, word

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言 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

い.う i.u
こと koto

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ゲン gen
ゴン gon

Examples

彼の言に従って行動するのはりこうではない。

It is not wise to go by his word.

社員は皆社長の言を金科玉条としている。

The employees treat everything the company president says as a golden rule.

彼の言をまじめに考えるのはばかげている。

It is foolish to take his word seriously.

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付 adhere, attach, refer to, append

委 committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard

員 employee, member, number, the one in charge

家 house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

以 by means of, because, in view of, compared with