Word details

言いなり

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 言いなり.

Dictionary

Entry

言いなり言成り言い成りいなりNounFreq #183416
1

doing as one is told; yes-man

Examples
彼はすべて妻の言いなりになっている。
He echoes his wife in everything.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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7 strokesFrequency 83JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ゲンゴン

Kun

い.うこと

Nanori

とき

turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach

6 strokesFrequency 116JLPT N2Grade 4

On

セイジョウ

Kun

な.るな.す-な.す

Nanori

あきあきらしげそんたえなおなりなるのりひらまさよし

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