言いこなす

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
言い熟す

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Verb[edit]

()いこなす (īkonasutransitive 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[edit]

References[edit]

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