Word Meaning 言うに事欠いて

いうにことかいて iunikotokaite

言うに事欠いて is read as いうにことかいて (iunikotokaite) and means that's not a nice thing to say.

Meaning

English

  1. that's not a nice thing to say
  2. that's not a nice way of putting it
  3. there was no need to say that

Reading

Kana

いうにことかいて

Romaji

iunikotokaite

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb Rank 87902 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

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言うに事を欠いて

いうにことをかいて

that's not a nice thing to say

事欠く

ことかく

to lack

事欠かない

ことかかない

having plenty (of something)

緊急事態宣言

きんきゅうじたいせんげん

declaration of a state of emergency

非常事態宣言

ひじょうじたいせんげん

declaration of a state of emergency

言葉

けとば

language

言い表す

いいあらわす

to confess

言論

げんろん

(one's) speech

言い回し

いいまわし

expression

言い返す

いいかえす

to say over

言過ぎる

いいすぎる

to talk or say too much

言い渡す

いいわたす

to announce