Word Meaning 言い方

いいかた iikata

言い方 is read as いいかた (iikata) and means way of saying (something).

Meaning

English

  1. way of saying (something)
  2. way of putting it
  3. wording
  4. phrasing
  5. language
  6. expression

Reading

Kana

いいかた

Romaji

iikata

Writing Variants

  • 言方 いいかた iikata

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 3487 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

方言

ほうげん

dialect

前方宣言

ぜんぽうせんげん

forward declaration

方言量

ほうげんりょう

number of dialectal versions of a word

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

言動

げんどう

speech and conduct

言いなり

いいなり

doing as one is told

Example Sentences

10

そんなひどいいいかたはよくないよ。

That way of speaking is not good.

Can it be phrased in another way?

Can it be phrased in another way?

Why are you talking like that?

Don't talk like that.

Don't beat around the bush.

Don't use harsh language.

Don't put it that way.

Let me put it in another way.

Don't beat around the bush.