Memory phrase for the Kanji: 言


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Meaning

word, speak, say

Pronunciation

GEN, GON
koto, iu

Explanation

Mnemonic

Sound waves above an opened mouth symbolize spoken words.

Radicals

word, speechSound waves above the opened mouth symbolize the spoken word.
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Vocabulary

 言う  いう  to say
 方言  ほうげん  dialect
 伝言  でんごん  verbal message, rumor
 言葉  ことば  word(s), language, speech
 予言  よげん  prediction, promise, prognostication
 言語  げんご  language
 無言  むごん  silence
 言い訳  いいわけ  excuse, explanation
 証言  しょうげん  evidence/testimony

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