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12 言葉
Word

WaniKani Jisho

Meaning

Primary

Word

Secondary

Language, Manner Of Speech

Word Type

noun

Reading

ことば

Notes

Groups

    • 言葉 （ことば） Word, Language, Manner Of Speech

    • 単語 （たんご） Word, Vocabulary

    • 熟語 （じゅくご） Compound Word, Compound Kanji, Jukugo

    • 外来語 （がいらいご） Foreign Word, Borrowed Word, Loanword

    • 同音異義語 （どうおんいぎご） Homonym, Homophone

    • 禁句 （きんく） Taboo Word, Taboo Phrase, Dirty Word, Bad Word

    • 言葉 （ことば） Word, Language, Manner Of Speech

    • 付く （つく） To Be Attached

    • 言葉つき （ことばつき） Diction, How One Speaks

    • 言葉 （ことば） Word, Language, Manner Of Speech

    • 遣う （つかう） To Consider, To Make Use Of

    • 言葉遣い （ことばづかい） Choice Of Words

Remarks

  • Yuri says 言葉 is the most common word for Word.

  • 言葉 is probably often used as a truncation of 言葉つき. That's probably why 言葉 can also mean Language and Manner Of Speech.

  • A Word 言葉 is either a Single Character Word 単語, a Compound Word 熟語, or a Foreign Word 外来語

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