Word Meaning 言い聞かせる

いいきかせる iikikaseru

言い聞かせる is read as いいきかせる (iikikaseru) 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

いいきかせる

Romaji

iikikaseru

Writing Variants

  • 言いきかせる いいきかせる iikikaseru
  • 言聞かせる いいきかせる iikikaseru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 21569 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言う事を聞く

いうことをきく

to do what one is told to

言聞かす

いいきかす

to tell

見猿聞か猿言わ猿

みざるきかざるいわざる

see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil

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

Example Sentences

1

I tell myself that "If you are scared of mistakes then you cannot achieve anything."