Word Meaning 言い始める

いいはじめる iihajimeru

言い始める is read as いいはじめる (iihajimeru) and means to court someone.

Meaning

English

  1. to court someone
  2. to say previously unspoken thoughts
  3. to start saying

Reading

Kana

いいはじめる

Romaji

iihajimeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 93701 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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原始言語

げんしげんご

source language

始めに言葉ありき

はじめにことばありき

In the beginning was the Word

言い切る

いいきる

to declare

言い換える

いいかえる

to say in other words

言過ぎる

いいすぎる

to talk or say too much

言い張る

いいはる

to insist

言付ける

ことづける

to use as an excuse

言改める

いいあらためる

to correct oneself

言語

げんご

language

言う

いう

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