Kanji: 言

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	言 Radical name: ごんべん
Meaning:	Say
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 80 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	言(い)う	to say
N5	言葉(ことば)	word, language
N3	言(い)わば	so to speak
N3	言語(げんご)	language
N3	一言(ひとこと)	single word
N2	言(い)い出(だ)す	to start talking, to speak, to tell, to propose, to suggest, to break the ice
N2	言(い)い付(つ)ける	to tell, to tell on (someone), to order
N2	言付(ことづ)ける	to send word, to send a message
N2	言葉遣(ことばづか)い	speech, expression, wording
N2	独(ひと)り言(ごと)	a soliloquy, a monologue, speaking to oneself
N2	方言(ほうげん)	dialect
N1	言(い)い訳(わけ)	excuse, explanation
N1	一言(いちげん)	single word
N1	片言(かたこと)	a smattering, talk like a baby, speak haltingly
N1	予言(かねごと)	prediction, promise, prognostication
N1	言論(げんろん)	discussion
N1	言伝(ことづて)	declaration, hearsay
N1	証言(しょうげん)	evidence, testimony
N1	助言(じょげん)	advice, suggestion
N1	宣言(せんげん)	declaration, proclamation, announcement
N1	断言(だんげん)	declaration, affirmation
N1	伝言(つてごと)	verbal message, rumor, word
N1	発言(はつげん)	utterance, speech, proposal
N1	無言(むごん)	silence