言う
N3ゆう yuu
- to say
godan verbtransitive
Chinese meanings
说
Chinese notes
「言う」标准读音为いう,ゆう是常见口语发音。
Examples
- この動物は日本語で何と言いますか。What do you call this animal in Japanese?这种动物日语叫什么?
- 「みんなひと休みしようぜ」とジョンは言った。John said, "Hey guys, let's take a break."“大家休息一下吧。”约翰说。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('0f54df5fc1'); // 言う
{
"id": "0f54df5fc1",
"word": "言う",
"reading": "ゆう",
"romaji": "yuu",
"meanings": [
"to say"
],
"level": "N3",
"pos": [
"v5u",
"vt"
],
"jmdict_id": 1587040,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この動物は日本語で何と言いますか。",
"en": "What do you call this animal in Japanese?",
"tatoeba_id": 220315
},
{
"ja": "「みんなひと休みしようぜ」とジョンは言った。",
"en": "John said, \"Hey guys, let's take a break.\"",
"tatoeba_id": 236431
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "59878af0ceddedc2ff928692f5fc5352597e43f1341f2cf3454b0c4b62dd7d30",
"meanings": [
"说"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この動物は日本語で何と言いますか。",
"zh": "这种动物日语叫什么?"
},
{
"ja": "「みんなひと休みしようぜ」とジョンは言った。",
"zh": "“大家休息一下吧。”约翰说。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n3/0f54df5fc1",
"JMdict ent_seq 1587040; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"notes": "「言う」标准读音为いう,ゆう是常见口语发音。",
"review_hash": "32415d1ec5756916928cd7acc33221a7cca745de9d45d8549949ce4ca613c044"
}
}