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Kanji Grade 2 - 言

Kanji character Grade 2 言. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 言
About
say, word
Kun: い.う、 こと
On: ゲン、 ゴン
7 strokes
Radical: speech 言 (訁)
Parts: 言
 
Onyomi
言 【ゲン】 word, remark, statement
言及 【ゲンキュウ】 reference, allusion
過言 【カゴン】 exaggeration, overstatement, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, gaffe
狂言 【キョウゲン】 kyogen, farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play, kabuki play, kabuki performance, make-believe, ruse, trick
言語 【ゲンゴ】 language
言下 【ゲンカ】 promptly
過言 【カゴン】 exaggeration, overstatement, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, gaffe
二言 【ニゴン】 double-dealing, double tongue, going back on what one has said, repeating oneself
 
Kunyomi
言う 【いう】 to say, to utter, to declare, to name, to call, to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
言うまでもない 【いうまでもない】 goes without saying, needless to say, obvious
言 【げん】 word, remark, statement
言葉 【ことば】 language, dialect, word, words, phrase, term, expression, remark, speech, (manner of) speaking, learning to speak, language acquisition
禍言 【まがごと】 ominous word, ill-omened word, misfortune
二言 【ふたこと】 two words, repetition