Keyword
say
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig357
Readings
い
(44%)
ゆ
(31%)
こと
(10%)
けと
(7%)
げん
(3%)
ごん
(1%)
Mnemonic

A cryptic pictograph of a face trying to say something.

We have a mouth at the bottom, then we have two short lines signifying a nose (this person has a really long nose, hence two lines), then one long line for the eyes (this person has an eye visor just like RoboCop), and then the final line at the top to represent the forehead.

Used in kanji (155 in total)
to speak
who?
belief
tone
admit
theory
be conscious of
regularly record
language
measure
translation
permit
deliberation
to police (something)
read
keep safe
argument
conversation
test
proof
apologize
packed with
set up
invite
formal visit
error
query
attack to kill
give up
subsection
evaluate
detailed
instruct
be proud of
prison
various
part of speech
poem
riddle
crawl
vow
conspire
sincerity
penalty
birth
formally request
sue
concede
lecture
fishy
magazine
diagnose
entrust
compose a poem
honor
vendetta
be worthwhile
bent
beg pardon
humble
falsehood
audience
rebuke
consent
respectful
revise
secret agent
so-called
record
sing one's praises
compliment
above-stated
???
visit a shrine
noh chanting
talk
dissuade
???
advise
verify
footnote
???
lawsuit
???
death penalty
decide to separate
slander
accent
coax
disparage
???
familiarity
orderliness
proverb
remonstrate
stutter
fallible
order
chinaberry tree
parable
fabulous mythical bird
read aloud
imperial edict
???
delirious talk
news of someone's death
consult with
sport with
certified copy
recite from memory
defamation
hint
speaking the truth
brag
wordy
giving guidance
picture title
posthumous (real) name
reproach
warn
???
deliberate
???
???
???
stretching a bow
posthumous name
get confused
exile
concede [old]
dialect [old]
exegesis
revenge
romantic love [old]
coughing
foretelling
criticize
???
condolence message
counsel
change [old]
divulge
small peak
arise
witness
laughing
proof [old]
???
joke
???
carol
read [old]
prevarication
???
talk too much
Used in vocabulary (1724 in total)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
Examples (200 in total)
I said that.
That's all I want to say.
Is that all you want to say?