Word Meaning 言いよう

いいよう iiyou

言いよう is read as いいよう (iiyou) and means at the same time as speaking.

Meaning

English

  1. at the same time as speaking
  2. as one speaks
  3. manner of speaking
  4. mode of expression
  5. way of saying something

Reading

Kana

いいよう

Romaji

iiyou

Writing Variants

  • 言い様 いいざま iizama

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 78205 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言う

いう

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

言い合う

いいあう

to quarrel

言語

げんご

language

言質

げんち

commitment

げん

word

言わば

いわば

so to speak

言い方

いいかた

way of saying (something)

言動

げんどう

speech and conduct

言いなり

いいなり

doing as one is told

言い出す

いいだす

to be the first to say

言下

げんか

promptly

Example Sentences

5

The way things are said matter.

I just don't know what to say.

All I can say is, amazing.

It is neither more nor less than absurd.

What he did was nothing less than madness.