Word Meaning 言い聞かす

いいきかす iikikasu

言い聞かす is read as いいきかす (iikikasu) and means to tell.

Meaning

English

  1. to tell
  2. to (try to) persuade
  3. to advise
  4. to warn
  5. to admonish
  6. to reason

Reading

Kana

いいきかす

Romaji

iikikasu

Writing Variants

  • 言聞かす いいきかす iikikasu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 98290 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言い出す

いいだす

to be the first to say

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")