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#24

Inflections of 言う

Common
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    to say; to utter; to declare
    John said, "Hey guys, let's take a break."
  2. 2
    to name; to call
    What do you call this animal in Japanese?
  3. 3
    to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    Only applies to 言う
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#1,667

Inflections of 言い訳

Common
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
  2. 2
    explanation
    Jane insisted that she was right.
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#2,437

Inflections of 言い出す

Common
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to bring up; to come out with
    We were having a quiet supper when out of the blue my mother announced she was going back to school.
  2. 2
    to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
    The manager suggested that I go with him to the airport.
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#3,328

Inflections of 言い切る

Common
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    to declare; to assert; to state definitively
    She declared that she was right.
  2. 2
    to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all; to finish one's sentence
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#4,011

Inflections of 言い聞かせる

Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
    I always say to myself to be generous.
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#4,909

Inflections of 言い返す

Common
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to reply; to respond
    Beth protested, but her mother reminded her that she was incredibly fat.
  2. 2
    to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
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#18,271
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
    I don't know how to thank you enough.
  2. 2
    at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
    Only applies to いいざま
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#5,066
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. with these words; while saying
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#5,163

Inflections of 言いかける

Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to break off (mid-sentence)
    He started to say something, but I beat him to it.
  2. 2
    to speak to; to address
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#21,877

Inflections of 言いがたい

Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say
  2. 2
    embarrassing; delicate
    esp. 言いにくい
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#6,687

Inflections of 言い残す

Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will
    Little remains to be said.
  2. 2
    to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
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#7,267

Inflections of 言い合う

Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.)
    They did not tell each other about the size of their savings.
  2. 2
    to quarrel; to dispute
    Let's patch up our argument.
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#7,990

Inflections of 言い張る

Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
    They asserted that it was true.
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#9,523

Inflections of 言いつける

Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    to tell (to do); to order; to direct; to instruct
    He did exactly as I had told him.
  2. 2
    to tell (on someone); to report; to snitch
    You can tell him for all I care.
  3. 3
    to often say; to be used to saying
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