こと
言
ば
葉

noun

  1. language, dialect.
  2. word, phrase, expression, term.
  3. speech, (manner of) speaking, (use of) language.
  4. words, remark, statement, comment.
  5. learning to speak, language acquisition.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こと
言
ば
葉
 言葉 ことば ✔
けとば
言葉
 言葉 けとば
ことば
詞
 詞 ことば
ことば
辞
 辞 ことば

Contained Kanji Breakdown

say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
leaf, plane, lobe
は　ヨウ　よ (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
table, flat pieces of wood, slip
ヨウ　うすいきふだ　まど
generation, world, society
セ　よ　セイ (3rd, N4)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)