Word Meaning 言いようがない

いいようがない iiyouganai

言いようがない is read as いいようがない (iiyouganai) and means indescribable.

Meaning

English

  1. indescribable
  2. having no way to express

Reading

Kana

いいようがない

Romaji

iiyouganai

Writing Variants

  • 言い様がない いいようがない iiyouganai
  • 言様がない いいようがない iiyouganai

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 23835 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言葉遣い

ことばづかい

speech

言い争い

いいあらそい

a quarrel

言語

げんご

language

言う

いう

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

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

Example Sentences

3

I just don't know what to say.

All I can say is, amazing.

It is neither more nor less than absurd.