Japanese symbol for “pronouncement”
言い渡し
いいわたし
Romaji: iiwatashi
sentence; judgment; judgement; pronouncement
In Japanese, pronouncement is 言い渡し, read いいわたし (iiwatashi).
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Meanings
- n sentence; judgment; judgement; pronouncement; order; command
Written forms: 言い渡し、言渡し. Readings: いいわたし.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pronouncement”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宣告 | せんこく senkoku | declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 言う | いう iu | to say; to utter; to declare |
| 言葉 | ことば kotoba | language; dialect |
| 発言 | はつげん hatsugen | statement; remark; observation |
| 宣言 | せんげん sengen | declaration; proclamation; announcement |
| 言語 | げんご gengo | language |
| 一言 | ひとこと hitokoto | single word; a few words; brief comment |
| 渡す | わたす watasu | to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse |
| 譲渡 | じょうと jouto | transfer; assignment; conveyance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pronouncement”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.