How to say 'Way of speaking' in Japanese | 言い方

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The Japanese word for Way of speaking is 'Iikata', written as 言い方 in Japanese.'Way of speaking' in hiragana is いいかた.

word

言い方

Meaning

Way of speaking

Reading

いいかた

iikata

Kanji

言Say 方Direction

Explanation

The Japanese noun '言い方 (いいかた)' refers to the 'way of speaking' or 'manner of expression'. It describes how something is said, including tone, phrasing, or choice of words. This word is often used to discuss communication styles or to give feedback on how someone expresses themselves. For example: His way of speaking is polite「彼の言い方は丁寧です」(かれのいいかたはていねいです). Please change your way of speaking「言い方を変えてください」(いいかたをかえてください). It can also imply nuance, as in '言い方が悪い (いいかたがわるい)' which means 'the way it was said was bad' or 'it was phrased poorly'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

593

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 言い方

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

言

Meaning

Say

kanji

方

Meaning

Direction

Hiragana in the Word 言い方

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 言い方 Through the Kanji 言

These 26 Words contain the Kanji 言 as well.

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言う

Meaning

Say

word

言葉

Meaning

Word

word

言語

Meaning

Language

word

発言

Meaning

Statement

word

一言

Meaning

Word

word

言わば

Meaning

So to speak

word

言い出す

Meaning

Start saying

word

宣言

Meaning

Declaration

word

言い返す

Meaning

Retort

word

言い表わす

Meaning

Express

word

言論

Meaning

Discussion, Speech

word

言い訳

Meaning

Excuse

word

言付ける

Meaning

Entrust

word

証言

Meaning

Testimony

word

遺言

Meaning

Will

word

言葉遣い

Meaning

Wording

word

書き言葉

Meaning

Written language

word

方言

Meaning

Dialect

word

言い替える

Meaning

Rephrase

word

無言

Meaning

Silence

word

予言

Meaning

Prophecy

word

言

Meaning

Word

word

言及

Meaning

Mention

word

独り言

Meaning

Soliloquy

word

話し言葉

Meaning

Spoken language

word

伝言

Meaning

Message

Words Related to 言い方 Through the Kanji 方

These 36 Words contain the Kanji 方 as well.

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方

Meaning

Direction, Side

word

貴方

Meaning

You

word

方法

Meaning

Method

word

何方

Meaning

Where, Which

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一方

Meaning

Side, On the other hand

word

地方

Meaning

Region

word

読み方

Meaning

Reading

word

書き方

Meaning

Way of writing

word

方向

Meaning

Direction

word

仕方

Meaning

Way

word

方式

Meaning

Method

word

方針

Meaning

Policy

word

明け方

Meaning

Dawn

word

両方

Meaning

Both

word

生き方

Meaning

Lifestyle

word

仕方無い

Meaning

Helpless

word

夕方

Meaning

Evening

word

彼方

Meaning

Yonder

word

方面

Meaning

Direction, Field

word

方々

Meaning

People

word

正方形

Meaning

Square

word

他方

Meaning

Other, Another

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味方

Meaning

Ally

word

前方

Meaning

Front

word

双方

Meaning

Both

word

行方

Meaning

Whereabouts

word

方言

Meaning

Dialect

word

やり方

Meaning

Method

word

目方

Meaning

Weight

word

長方形

Meaning

Rectangle

word

方角

Meaning

Direction

word

処方

Meaning

Prescription

word

平方

Meaning

Square

word

片方

Meaning

One, Side

word

四方

Meaning

Directions

word

後方

Meaning

Rear, Back

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