言葉

Kanji breakdown

• 言 (yán) · 7 strokes

  Pictograph of a tongue (舌) sticking out of a mouth. In old scripts 言 was written the same as 舌 but with an extra line.

• 葉 (yè) · 12 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 枼 represents the sound.

Example sentences

1. 合言葉は？ — Password?
2. 言葉を失った。 — I was at a loss for words.
3. 昔の言葉だよ。 — It's an old word.
4. 言葉は大切ね。 — Language is important.
5. 言葉にできない。 — I don't know how to say it.

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