言う

いう

to say

Mnemonic

Whatever you have just walked in on, the first thing out of you is ewww いう. That counts. You have said it: いう.

Built from

言

say, speech

A mouth with the sound drawn coming out of it.

Words sharing these kanji

言葉 word, language 一言 single word, a few words 言い方 way of speaking, expression 無言 silence, muteness 発言 speech 言い訳 apology, excuse 宣言 declaration 言い出す to begin to say, to be the first to say, to propose

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