言 say

7 strokes

一 (one/line radical) + 三 (three) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)

ONYOMI: GEN

He used his mouth to say it 4 times already! If he says it AGAIN, I swear I'll stomp that ass.

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KUNYOMI:

JUKUGO:

言葉 ( ことば ): ANY word - unlike the related term 単語（たんご）、　言葉 can refer to compound words, or onomonopoeia. Also 言葉 can mean "way of speaking." There are expressions like "watch what you say!" that use 言葉 this way: 言葉使いが丁寧 (her way of speaking is very polite!) or 言葉大切につかいましょう（let's be careful how we speak!) (FP)
言 (say) + 葉 (leaf) = 言葉 (any word)
助言 ( じょげん ): advice
助 (save) + 言 (say) = 助言 (advice)
言語の壁 ( げんごのかべ ): the language barrier (NEO)
言 (say) + 語 (language) + 壁 (wall) = 言語の壁 (the language barrier )
片言 ( かたこと ): we say "He speaks broken English".Japanese say, "He speaks katakoto nihongo." (KUNKUN, FP)
片 (fragment) + 言 (say) = 片言 (broken english / Japanese)
言葉遣い ( ことばづかい ): one's choice of words (KANA)
言 (say) + 葉 (leaf) + 遣 (apply) = 言葉遣い (one's choice of words)

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