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
Kanji used
say
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (155 in total)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; called; said
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
as (somebody) says
as (somebody) says
to complain; to make a complaint
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
also called
such; this sort of; like this
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
so to speak
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to state one's opinion
to talk; to carry meaning
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
doing as one is told; yes-man
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to talk nonsense
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to talk; to carry meaning
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to talk nonsense
having said that; be that as it may
in this way; along these lines; similarly
to grumble about something (trivial)
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to ask for too much; to expect too much
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to talk in one's sleep
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
what is called; what they call; so-called
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
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
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to say things to ease one's mind
just as one was told; like she (he) said
to talk nonsense
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it
as if it weren't already enough
the reason is ...; it is because ...
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to ask for too much; to expect too much
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to speak one's mind; to speak very frankly
what the hell are you saying?
to speak ill of; to speak very disparagingly about; to speak very harshly about
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
to speak from memory
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
what the hell are you saying?
in brief; to put it succinctly
if you ask me ...; as for ...
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
what the hell are you saying?
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to complain; to express one's dissatisfaction
it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
ideally; if one were to wish for more
to speak from memory
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
figuratively speaking; metaphorically speaking; so to speak; to use a figure of speech
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to go without saying
figuratively speaking; metaphorically speaking; so to speak; to use a figure of speech
to verbally attack (violently); to run down; to criticize severely; to criticise severely
such; this sort of; like this
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to tell the truth; in actuality; in reality
such; like that; that sort of; very
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to flatter; to boot-lick; to curry favour (favor)
to give an evasive answer
doing as one is told; yes-man
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
if you ask me ...; as for ...
to speak ill of; to speak very disparagingly about; to speak very harshly about
(at the) last moment; (in the) nick of time
because; the reason why is
to go without saying
to tell the truth; in actuality; in reality
to verbally attack (violently); to run down; to criticize severely; to criticise severely
to speak metaphorically
to speak metaphorically
nobody knows the morrow; (lit.) speak of next year and the ogres laugh
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
it is needless to say
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.