# 言 — Say

Frequency rank 7 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 本 (Book), less common than 出 (Exit).

- On’yomi: げん、ごん
- Kun’yomi: い、こと
- Radical: 言 Speech (Kangxi 149)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX

You sit backstage with a confession trapped behind your teeth.

In words:

- 言う いう — to say
- 言葉 ことば — word,language
- 言わば いわば — so to speak

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