単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Compound verbs#2,014 most used

言い出す

いいだす3

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to begin to say; to bring up

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

I didn't expect that to come from you.

from Tatoeba · KK_kaku_

MEANINGS

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to bring up; to come out with

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

godan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kind複合動詞, compound verbs

Frequency#2,014 most used

Written言い出す only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

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