言
speech
ことば
Stroke Count7
Kangxi Number#149
About this radical
Words from a mouth — speech. Left form 訁 (ごんべん) is very common. 話 (talk). 語 (language).
Variant forms
This radical changes shape depending on its position in a kanji.
訁
Example kanji
Common kanji that use the radical 言.
言
say, word ゲン ゴン いう こと
言う(いう)— say
彼は何と言いましたか。
What did he say?
話
tale, talk ワ はな はなし
話す(はなす)— to speak
日本語で話す。
I speak in Japanese.
語
language, speech, word ゴ かた
日本語(にほんご)— Japanese language
日本語を勉強する。
I study Japanese.