言い方・言方|いいかたiikata[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounway of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
   私はそのような言い方いいかたをしたことが恥はずかしく思おもっている。↗

   I was ashamed of having said so.

• Synonym言い回しいいまわしNeutralSpecific wording or phrasing, as in 「巧みな言い回し」— set expressions or ones coined on the spot. 「言い方」 is broader, about how you say something, your tone.
• Synonym物言いものいいNeutralCan mean manner of speaking, but also an objection — notably challenging a sumo referee's call. 「言い方」 never carries that sense of protest.
• Synonym言葉遣いことばづかいNeutralHow appropriately you use words, including honorifics — 「言葉遣いに気をつける」. 「言い方」 is about tone and manner of saying things.
• Synonym言辞げんじWrittenWritten word for language or utterances, as in 「激しい言辞」. 「言い方」 refers to the way something is said.
• Synonym言いよういいようNeutralMostly fixed phrases like 「言いようがない」 and 「言いようによっては」. 「言い方」 is the more general word for a way of saying something.
• Synonym口回しくちまわしCasualColloquial word for wording or phrasing, but in everyday speech 「言い回し」 and 「言い方」 are the usual choices.
• SynonymワーディングWrittenWritten loanword for the choice of words in a text or talk. 「言い方」 leans toward spoken phrasing.
• Related措辞そじWrittenWritten term for diction in poetry and prose. 「言い方」 is about spoken phrasing.
• Related言葉付きことばつきNeutralOne's tone or manner of speaking, as in 「丁寧な言葉付き」. 「言い方」 is the more common word.
• RelatedディクションWrittenWritten loanword for diction — clarity of enunciation and characteristic word choice, often for singing or speeches. 「言い方」 is the general term.

Use 「言い方」 for the tone or manner of saying something, as in 「言い方がきつい」. For specific wording turn to 「言い回し」, for whether word choice is proper to 「言葉遣い」, and for written diction to 「措辞」; the loanwords and 「言辞」 are written-style options.

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