Word Meaning はっきり言う

はっきりいう hakkiriiu

はっきり言う is read as はっきりいう (hakkiriiu) and means to speak distinctly.

Meaning

English

  1. to speak distinctly
  2. to speak clearly
  3. to put it bluntly
  4. to get to the point
  5. to be frank

Reading

Kana

はっきりいう

Romaji

hakkiriiu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 81482 Priority M

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

To put it bluntly, your sweat smells awful.

Frankly speaking, his speeches are always dull.

Frankly speaking, I don't want to work with him.

To put it bluntly, the reason this team won't win is because you're holding them back.