言う
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
Other spellings
いう
Other readings
Kanji used
Pitch accent
いう
Used in vocabulary
なんという
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
Expression
俗に言う
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
Expression
言うことなし
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
Expression
Examples4476
この
What do you call this animal in Japanese?
「みんな
John said, "Hey guys, let's take a break."
私
My name is Hashimoto.
私の
What I want to say is this.
「好き
Tony said, "I like it."
私の
Let me say what I think.