言

Meaning

Say, word · decir

Readings

• On (音読み): ゲン・ゴン
• Kun (訓読み): い.う・こと

Example words

• 言う（いう）— to say
• 言葉（ことば）— word; language
• 言語（げんご）— language

Structure

Radical 言 (ごんべん・いう · Speech, word) · 7 strokes · school grade 2

Watch out

Pronounced いう but said ゆう in fast speech. As ごんべん it marks speech kanji: 話, 読, 語, 説.