Today’s Kanji is “言” (i-u); Kanji for “to say”.
Handwritten Kanji “言” (i-u)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “言”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 言 | ゲン ゴン い-う こと | gen gon i-u koto | 7 | 言 | to say |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “言”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| プログラミング言語 | ぷろぐらみんぐげんご | puroguramingu gengo | Programming language |
| 伝言を受ける | でんごんをうける | dengon wo ukeru | To receive a message |
| 文句を言う | もんくをいう | monku wo iu | To complain |
