Word Meaning 言聞かす

いいきかす iikikasu

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

Meaning

English

to tell
to (try to) persuade
to advise
to warn
to admonish
to reason

Reading

Kana

いいきかす

Romaji

iikikasu

Writing Variants

言い聞かす いいきかす iikikasu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 96386 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言い聞かせる

いいきかせる

to tell

言う事を聞く

いうことをきく

to do what one is told to

言う事を聞かない

いうことをきかない

not doing as one is told

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")

言質

げんち

commitment