Memory phrase for the character: 言

言

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Meaning

word, speak, say

Pronunciation

GEN, GON
koto, iu

Explanation

Mnemonic
 
Sound waves above an opened mouth 口 symbolize spoken words.

Radicals

言 word, speechSound waves above the opened mouth 口 symbolize the spoken word.




 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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