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言こと葉ば
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Meanings
Noun
1. language; dialect
2. word; phrase; expression; term
3. speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
4. words; remark; statement; comment
5. learning to speak; language acquisition
Kanji used
言say葉leaf
Pitch accent
ことば
Used in vocabulary
言こと葉ば遣づかい
speech; expression; wording; language
Noun
合あい言こと葉ば
password; watchword; motto; slogan
Noun
歌うた詞ことば
word mainly used in tanka; poetical word
Noun
ことば典てん
dictionary; lexicon
Noun
話はなし言こと葉ば
spoken language; colloquial expression
Noun
花はな言こと葉ば
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography
Noun
枕まくら詞ことば
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
Noun
言こと葉ば尻じり
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
Noun
売うり言こと葉ば
fighting words; inflammatory words; provocative remark
Noun
買かい言こと葉ば
retort (to an insult, jeer, etc.)
Noun
大和やまと言こと葉ば
word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word
Noun
掛かけ詞ことば
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
Noun
Examples535
Words failed me.
Don't be rough in speech.
"One aspect of language is an intent to communicate," he says.
There are more than 4000 languages in the world.
Those were his actual words.
I can't figure out what he is saying.