Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
言い熟す

Etymology

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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

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Verb

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()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

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References

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