単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#7,649 most used

言

げん1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

word; remark

ITS KANJI

HOW IT SOUNDS

Written

IN A SENTENCE

It is not wise to go by his word.

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MEANING

1

word; remark; statement

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 言 this one meaning.

SOUNDS THE SAME

原original; primitive; primaryげん · not in tangoya
源source; originげん · not in tangoya
現present (e.g. government, administration); current; existingげん · not in tangoya
弦stringげん験omenげん

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#7,649 most used

Written言 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

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