How to say "Say" or "Start to say" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Say" or "Start to say" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Say" or "Start to say" is "Iidasu", written in japanese as "言い出す".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese verb '言い出す (いいだす)' means 'to say' or 'to start to say'. It is a compound verb that combines the verb '言う (いう)' (to speak, to say) with the auxiliary verb '出す (だす)' (to start, to bring out). When used, it indicates that the subject has started to express something verbally. For example: I started to say something - (何か言い出した). He suddenly started to talk - (急に話し始めた).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "言" means "Say" and can be read as "Gen", "I", "Gon", and "Koto". And The kanji "出" means "Exit" and can be read as "Shutsu", "De", and "Da".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Iidasu" mean in japanese?

"Iidasu" means "Say" or "Start to say" .

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How to write "Say" or "Start to say" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "す" is read as "su". The hiragana "げ" is read as "ge". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "ご" is read as "go". The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". The hiragana "で" is read as "de". And The hiragana "だ" is read as "da".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.