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How to say 'Say' in Japanese | 仰る

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The Japanese word for Say is 'Ossharu', written as 仰る in Japanese.'Say' in hiragana is おっしゃる.

    word

    仰る

    Meaning

    Say

    Reading

    おっしゃる

    ossharu

    Kanji

    仰Look up

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '仰る (おっしゃる)' is a honorific form of the verb '言う (いう)', meaning 'to say'. It is used to show respect towards the person who is speaking. This verb is commonly used in formal situations or when speaking to someone of higher status. For example: What did the teacher say?「先生は何と仰いましたか？」(せんせいはなんとおっしゃいましたか？). Please say it again「もう一度仰ってください」(もういちどおっしゃってください). It's important to note that '仰る' is only used to refer to the actions of others, not oneself.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    2168

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 仰る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    仰

    Meaning

    Look up

Hiragana in the Word 仰る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 仰る Through the Kanji 仰

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 仰 as well.

  • word

    信仰

    Meaning

    Faith

  • word

    仰ぐ

    Meaning

    Lookup

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What does 'Ossharu' (仰る) mean?

'Ossharu' means 'Say' .

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