言

Say

Also: Word, Speech

On'yomi

  • げん gen
  • ごん gon

Kun'yomi

  • い(う) iu
  • こと koto
Stroke count
7
Radical
言 speech · Kangxi radical 149
JLPT level
N5
School grade
Grade 2

言 has 7 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 言 (speech), number 149. Hashidari places it at JLPT N5. Japanese students learn it in grade 2 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N5 kanji list · Grade 2 kanji list · All kanji