Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う)
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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Used in vocabulary (138 in total)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
such; this sort of; like this
meaning; called; said
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
as (somebody) says
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
having said that; be that as it may
the reason is ...; it is because ...
as (somebody) says
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
so to speak
to complain; to make a complaint
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
as if it weren't already enough
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
doing as one is told; yes-man
such; this sort of; like this
if you ask me ...; as for ...
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
what is called; what they call; so-called
to talk nonsense
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
such; like that; that sort of; very
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
also called
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
just as one was told; like she (he) said
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
(at the) last moment; (in the) nick of time
because; the reason why is
to talk nonsense
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to complain; to make a complaint
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
to go without saying
to talk; to carry meaning
to exaggerate
to ask for too much; to expect too much
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
(at the) last moment; (in the) nick of time
in this way; along these lines; similarly
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
to speak one's mind; to speak very frankly
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
figuratively speaking; metaphorically speaking; so to speak; to use a figure of speech
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to grumble about something (trivial)
to talk in one's sleep
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
to speak ill of; to speak very disparagingly about; to speak very harshly about
to tell the truth; in actuality; in reality
to speak from memory
to verbally attack (violently); to run down; to criticize severely; to criticise severely
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to state one's opinion
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
strictly speaking
what is called; what they call; so-called
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
to say things to ease one's mind
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
what the hell are you saying?
what the hell are you saying?
in brief; to put it succinctly
what the hell are you saying?
it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid
to complain; to express one's dissatisfaction
ideally; if one were to wish for more
to tell the truth; in actuality; in reality
as we would say nowadays
to err and not change one's ways, this is what it is to err
to err and not change one's ways, this is what it is to err
to give an evasive answer
to flatter; to boot-lick; to curry favour (favor)
to err and not change one's ways, this is what it is to err
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
nobody knows the morrow; (lit.) speak of next year and the ogres laugh
to speak metaphorically
it is needless to say
Examples (200 in total)
You should think before you speak.
What are you implying?
I'm telling you, I'm not going.