Word details

言い出しっぺ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 言い出しっぺ.

Dictionary

Entry

言い出しっぺ言いだしっぺいだしっぺNounFreq #36171
1

first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter

Examples
結局、言い出しっぺの人が来てないんだけど、どういうこと?
He brought it up first, but he didn't show up. What's going on?

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

exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

5 strokesFrequency 13JLPT N4Grade 1

On

シュツスイ

Kun

で.る-でだ.す-だ.すい.でるい.だす

Nanori

いずいづいですっすつてん

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