言いう

いう iu

to say

godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

说

Examples

Furigana

「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."
约翰说：“大家休息一下吧。”
Tatoeba #236431
さんざん小こ言ごとをいってやる。
I give a good scolding.
我要狠狠数落他一顿。
Tatoeba #216629

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('ae0cc00f94'); // 言う

{
  "id": "ae0cc00f94",
  "word": "言う",
  "reading": "いう",
  "romaji": "iu",
  "meanings": [
    "to say"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "v5u",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1587040,
  "examples": [
    {
      "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
    },
    {
      "ja": "さんざん小言をいってやる。",
      "furigana": "さんざん{小言|こごと}をいってやる。",
      "en": "I give a good scolding.",
      "tatoeba_id": 216629
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "c1a7828f86d527ac85a3554de31f23385256171b3120c64dc9cd68ded7782460",
    "meanings": [
      "说"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "「みんなひと休みしようぜ」とジョンは言った。",
        "zh": "约翰说：“大家休息一下吧。”"
      },
      {
        "ja": "さんざん小言をいってやる。",
        "zh": "我要狠狠数落他一顿。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/ae0cc00f94",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "1511c3406284d4202affcf4365f7ae0adfc3ea9d16c0c376e14c1ed603ba844b"
  }
}