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と
言
い
う
Meanings
Expression
Usually written in kana
1. called; named; that says; that
2. as many as; as much as
after a quantity
3. all ...; every single ...
as ...という...
Alt. forms
という
92%
と
言
い
う
7%
Kanji used
言
say
Pitch accent
と
いう
Top 900
Used in: 4421
Composed of
言
い
う
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
Used in vocabulary (19 in total)
と
言
い
う
か
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
と
言
い
う
と
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
と
言
い
う
より
rather than
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Examples (59 in total)
ノー
と
言
い
う
ことができませんでした。
I couldn't say no.
イエス
と
言
い
う
べきだったんだよ。
You should've said yes.
トムは
解
かい
雇
こ
された
と
言
い
う
。
Tom says that he was fired.
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