Word Meaning こう言う

こういう kouiu

こう言う is read as こういう (kouiu) and means such.

Meaning

English

  1. such
  2. this sort of
  3. like this

Reading

Kana

こういう

Romaji

kouiu

Writing Variants

  • こう言う こうゆう kouyuu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 9012 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言う

いう

to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping")

と言う

という

all ...

ああ言う

ああいう

that sort of

言い合う

いいあう

to quarrel

無理を言う

むりをいう

to ask a big favour

一言

ひとこと

single word

言語

げんご

language

言質

げんち

commitment

げん

word

発言

はつげん

statement

Example Sentences

4

You always talk back to me, don't you?

You should have nothing to complain about.

Whatever I say, he has a comeback ready. You can't get a word in edgewise.

When I ask people what they regret most about high school, they nearly all say the same thing: that they wasted so much time.