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1)

言いう

#24

Inflections of 言う
Common
いう
Meaning
    1. ①
      to say; to utter; to declare
      「みんなひと休やすみしようぜ」とジョンは言いった。
      John said, "Hey guys, let's take a break."
    2. ②
      to name; to call
      この動物どうぶつは日本語にほんごで何なんと言いいますか。
      What do you call this animal in Japanese?
    3. ③
      to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
      Only applies to 言う
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言いい訳わけ

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Inflections of 言い訳
Common
いいわけ
Meaning
    1. ①
      excuse
      他人たにんの悪事あくじを引ひき合あいに出だして自分じぶんの悪事あくじの言いい訳わけをすることはできない。
      Two wrongs don't make a right.
    2. ②
      explanation
      ジェーンは自分じぶんの言いい訳わけが正ただしいと主張しゅちょうした。
      Jane insisted that she was right.
Kanji
言 ゲン say, word 訳 ヤク translate, reason, circumstance
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言いい出だす

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Inflections of 言い出す
Common
いいだす
Meaning
    1. ①
      to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to bring up; to come out with
      我々われわれが静しずかに夕食ゆうしょくをとっていると、突然とつぜん、母ははがもう一度いちど学校がっこうに行いくつもりだと言いい出だした。
      We were having a quiet supper when out of the blue my mother announced she was going back to school.
    2. ②
      to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
      マネージャーは、私わたくしが彼かれと一緒いっしょに空港くうこうに行いってはどうかと言いい出だした。
      The manager suggested that I go with him to the airport.
Kanji
言 ゲン say, word 出 シュツ exit, leave, go out
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言いい切きる

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Inflections of 言い切る
Common
いいきる
Meaning
    1. ①
      to declare; to assert; to state definitively
      彼女かのじょは、自分じぶんは正ただしいと言いい切きった。
      She declared that she was right.
    2. ②
      to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all; to finish one's sentence
Kanji
言 ゲン say, word 切 セツ cut, cutoff, be sharp
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言いい聞きかせる

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Inflections of 言い聞かせる
いいきかせる
Meaning
    1. to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
      私わたくしはいつも寛大かんだいであれと自分じぶんに言いい聞きかせている。
      I always say to myself to be generous.
Kanji
言 ゲン say, word 聞 ブン hear, ask, listen
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8)

言いい返かえす

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Inflections of 言い返す
Common
いいかえす
Meaning
    1. ①
      to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to reply; to respond
      ベスは言いい返かえしましたが、お母かあさんは彼女かのじょにものすごく太ふとりすぎていると注意ちゅういしました。
      Beth protested, but her mother reminded her that she was incredibly fat.
    2. ②
      to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
Kanji
言 ゲン say, word 返 ヘン return, answer, fade
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言いいよう

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いいよう
Meaning
    1. ①
      manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
      お礼れいの言いいようもありません。
      I don't know how to thank you enough.
    2. ②
      at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
      Only applies to いいざま
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言いいながら

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いいながら
Meaning
    1. with these words; while saying
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言いいかける

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Inflections of 言いかける
いいかける
Meaning
    1. ①
      to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to break off (mid-sentence)
      彼かれが何なにか言いいかけたが先手せんてを打うってやった。
      He started to say something, but I beat him to it.
    2. ②
      to speak to; to address
Kanji
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言いいがたい

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Inflections of 言いがたい
いいがたい
Meaning
    1. ①
      hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say
    2. ②
      embarrassing; delicate
      esp. 言いにくい
Kanji
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言いい残のこす

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Inflections of 言い残す
いいのこす
Meaning
    1. ①
      to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will
      言いい残のこしたことはもうほとんどない。
      Little remains to be said.
    2. ②
      to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
Kanji
言 ゲン say, word 残 ザン remainder, leftover, balance
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言いい合あう

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Inflections of 言い合う
いいあう
Meaning
    1. ①
      to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.)
      互たがいに自分じぶんの預金高よきんだかは言いい合あわなかった。
      They did not tell each other about the size of their savings.
    2. ②
      to quarrel; to dispute
      もう言いい合あうのはやめにしましょう。
      Let's patch up our argument.
Kanji
言 ゲン say, word 合 ゴウ fit, suit, join
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言いい張はる

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Inflections of 言い張る
いいはる
Meaning
    1. to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
      彼かれらはそれが本当ほんとうだと言いい張はった。
      They asserted that it was true.
Kanji
言 ゲン say, word 張 チョウ counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread
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