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言ゆう

N3
ゆう yuu
  1. 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"
  }
}