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：2026/01/07
いう
Kanji
言う
Verb
Japanese Meaning
言葉で表す。口に出して述べる。 / ある物事をそのように呼ぶ。名称を与える。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ことばでひとにしらせる。ひとやものになまえをつけてよぶ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
说；讲 / 告诉 / 称呼；叫做；命名
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
說、講 / 告訴 / 稱呼、命名
Korean Meaning
말하다 / 부르다 / 명명하다
Indonesian
mengatakan / memberitahu / menyebut
Vietnamese Meaning
nói; bảo / gọi (ai/cái gì) là; đặt tên (cho)
Tagalog Meaning
sabihin / tawagin / pangalanan
Sense（1）
言う: to say something, to tell somebody; to call, to name, to give a name
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言う: to say something, to tell somebody; to call, to name, to give a name
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いう
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He has the courage to tell the truth.
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彼は本当のことをいう勇気がある。
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