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言い方

Way Of Saying

Meaning

Way Of Saying, Way Of Talking, Speaking Style

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Your saying way is… your way of saying! This refers to the words you use and how you phrase things, as well as how you say it.

Reading

いいかた

Explanation

This uses the kun'yomi readings from the vocab words 言う and 方. So as long as you're okay with those, you can apply that knowledge over here.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 失礼な言い方

    rude way of speaking

    色々な言い方

    various ways of saying

    皮肉な言い方

    sarcastic way of speaking

  • 他の言い方

    other way of saying

    二つの言い方

    two ways of saying

    自分の言い方

    one's own way of saying

  • 言い方をかえる

    to change one's way of saying

    言い方をえらぶ

    to choose how to say something

    言い方を考える

    to think about how to say something

  • この言い方

    this way of saying

    こういう言い方

    this way of saying

    きつい言い方

    harsh way of saying

Context Sentences

先生が「すみません」の言い方を正してくれました。

The teacher corrected my way of saying "Excuse me."

その言い方は失礼だと思います。

I think that way of speaking is rude.

「ありがとう」の言い方で、その人の生まれが分かります。

You will know where they're from by how they say "Thank you."

Kanji Composition