言いこなす

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
言い熟す

Etymology

Compound of 言い (ii, to say, 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei) of the verb () (iu)) + こなす (-konasu, to do something well, completely)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いこな [ìíkónáꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [iːko̞na̠sɨᵝ]

Verb

()いこなす • (īkonasu) transitive godan (stem ()いこなし (īkonashi), past ()いこなした (īkonashita))

  1. to express well, to be articulate
    日本語(にほんご)うまく()いこなす
    nihongo o umaku īkonasu
    to speak Japanese skillfully

Conjugation

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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