Kanji

Meaning

  • say

Onyomi

  • gen (ゲン)
  • gon (ゴン)

Kunyomi

  • iu (いう)
  • koto (こと)

Examples


to tell
iu

words
kotoba

える
to be able to say
ieru

testimony
shougen

statement, expression, remark
hatsugen

dialect
hougen

language
gengo

monologue, speaking to oneself
hitorigoto