Word Meaning 言い出す

いいだす iidasu

言い出す is read as いいだす (iidasu) and means to be the first to say.

Meaning

English

  1. to be the first to say
  2. to suggest (doing)
  3. to propose
  4. to begin to say
  5. to start talking
  6. to broach (a matter)
  7. to bring up
  8. to come out with

Reading

Kana

いいだす

Romaji

iidasu

Writing Variants

  • 言いだす いいだす iidasu
  • 言出す いいだす iidasu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 7638 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言い出しっぺ

いいだしっぺ

first person to say something

言い表す

いいあらわす

to confess

言い返す

いいかえす

to say over

言い渡す

いいわたす

to announce

言い残す

いいのこす

to leave (something) unsaid

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