Compound verbs#11,918 most used

言いかける

いいかける4

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to start to say; to break off (mid-sentence)

ITS KANJI

彼女かのじょは言いいかけたが、すぐに黙だまってしまった。

She started to say something, but soon fell silent.

written for Tangoya

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.

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to break off (mid-sentence)

ichidan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

to speak to; to address

ichidan verb · transitive

Kind複合動詞, compound verbs

Frequency#11,918 most used

Written言いかける、言い掛ける、言掛ける

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium