いう

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of いう – see the following entries.
【言う】
to say, to tell somebody
to call, to name, to give a name
to cry, to call, to make a noise (such as an animal)
Alternative spellings
謂う, 云う, 曰う, ゆう
(This term, いう (iu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
【酉ゆう】J
the Rooster, the tenth of the twelve Earthly Branches
【優ゆう】6
enough, amply
easily, skillfully
A (letter grade); excellence
gentleness
a female given name
【友ゆう】2
a male given name
【右ゆう】1
right (direction)
respect; esteem; value
Alternative form of 佑 (yū, “aid; assist”)
【有ゆう】3
exist
have; possess; own
(between numbers) and; with a remainder of
existence
possession
(Buddhism) Synonym of 有 (u)
Short for 有限会社 (yūgengaisha, “limited company”).
【柚ゆう】J
(possibly obsolete) yuzu (Citrus junos)
【疣ゆう】H
(rare, medicine, only in compounds) a small protrusion of the skin: a wart, a verruca, a skin tag
【祐ゆう】J
a surname
a male or female given name
(This term, いう (iu), is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as いう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いう.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 优, 佑, 冘, 又, 呦, 嚘, 囿, 妋, 宥, 幼, 幽, 悠, 憂, 攸, 楢, 油, 猶, 猷, 由, 蚰, 誘, 遊, 郵, 釉, 鮪, 黝.)

Okinawan

Noun

いう (iu) 

  1. 魚: fish
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