言い方

いいかた

way of saying

What does 言い方 mean?

言い方 is a Japanese noun meaning way of saying in English. It is written as 言い方 in kanji, いいかた in hiragana, and iikata in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私はそのような言い方をしたことが恥ずかしく思っている。

I was ashamed of having said so.