人のこと言えない
hitonokotoienai
not one to talk, who are you to say, look who's talking
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  1. hitonokotoienai not one to talk, who are you to say, look who's talking
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Kanji Breakdown
Person
On: じん,にん Kun: ひと,-り,-と
2 strokes N5
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On: げん,ごん Kun: い.う,こと
7 strokes N4
How to Use This Word
I-adjective (い形容詞)
Pattern
人のこと言えない → 人のこと言えなくない → 人のこと言えなかった → 人のこと言えなくて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

Example
とても人のこと言えないですね。
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