word; language

Kanji in this word

• 言 say, word
• 葉 leaf, page

Example sentences

• 昔むかしの言葉ことばだよ。

  Mukashi no kotoba da yo.

  It's an old word.

• 言葉ことばを失うしなった。

  Kotoba o ushinatta.

  I was at a loss for words.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Related words · share a kanji

• 言う to say
• 伝言 message
• 発言 statement, remark
• 方言 dialect
• 言い訳 excuse
• 言葉遣い wording, language use