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...
Kanji used
say
Pitch accent
いう
Top 900
Composed of
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)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
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)
rather than
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
even though; despite; when
that is to say; so that means
something like ...; something called ...
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
that is to say; so that means
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
this is why; this means; it is the case that
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
something like ...; something called ...
see Nikko and die; (lit.) don't say "wonderful" until you've seen Nikko
see Nikko and die; (lit.) don't say "wonderful" until you've seen Nikko
Examples (59 in total)
I couldn't say no.
You should've said yes.
Tom says that he was fired.