Word Meaning 言わんばかり

いわんばかり iwambakari

言わんばかり is read as いわんばかり (iwambakari) and means as if to say.

Meaning

English

  1. as if to say
  2. as much as to say
  3. as though

Reading

Kana

いわんばかり

Romaji

iwambakari

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 80659 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

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言いなり

いいなり

doing as one is told

言いがかり

いいがかり

statement that cannot be retracted

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

言い方

いいかた

way of saying (something)

言動

げんどう

speech and conduct

言い出す

いいだす

to be the first to say

言下

げんか

promptly