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言
say
Meanings
say RTK
Mnemonic Aliases
Narrative names used in mnemonics for this kanji.
speech(mnemonic)words(mnemonic)
Community Mnemonic
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This is simple a pictogram of a mouth SAYing something. The lines are soundwaves. No need to complicate it.
Source: Kanji Koohii community
Radical Components
On'yomi
げんごん
Kun'yomi
いこと
Found In Vocabulary
Used by Kanji(51)
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