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言う is an exact match with one form of the following word:
言う
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Readings : いう    ゆう   
言う can be read in 2 ways: いう (60%), ゆう (40%).
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise  (this meaning is restricted to form 言う)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 218,839 which gives a rank of 11
言う is the most useful form. 4 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 3,000 (about 321,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 27 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 238
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 1 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
エミリー
じぶん
自分
くるま
っていました

Emily said she will go in her car.
あなた
かのじょ
彼女
った

She said that she liked you.
ここ
やすいところ
けっ
して
えません

I can't possibly describe this as an easy place to live.
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いう
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 8,000 (about 103,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 182
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 1 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ゆう
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 5,000 (about 198,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1614
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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云う
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Readings : いう    ゆう   
云う can be read in 2 ways: いう (60%), ゆう (40%).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 62,000 (about 6,050,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 14455
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謂う
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Readings : いう    ゆう   
謂う can be read in 2 ways: ゆう (50%), いう (50%).
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 210,000 (about 190,000 results)
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ウン    say   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ム   private
イ   い to say   いい what was said   
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イ    stomach   
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ニク body part   
デン   た rice field   
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