Results, 曰く言い難し

曰く言い難し【いわくいいがたしiwakuiigatashi】

expression:

  • It is hard to explain; It is hard to say

Kanji definition:

曰

エツETSU・いわくiwa.ku・のたまうnotama.u・のたまわくnotama.waku・ここにkokoni

say; reason; pretext; history; past; flat sun radical (no. 73)

Strokes:
4
Radical:
曰 say
SKIP:
4-4-1
UTF:
66f0
JIS208:
59-9
Hangul:
왈 [wal]
Pinyin:
yuē
Stroke order:
Example words:
曰く【いわくiwaku】
pretext; history; past; story; / according to ...; ... says
曰く付き【いわくつきiwakutsuki】
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
曰く言い難し【いわくいいがたしiwakuiigatashi】
It is hard to explain; It is hard to say
言
常用２年JLPTN4

ゲンGEN・ゴンGON・いうi.u・ことkoto

say; word

Strokes:
7
Radical:
言訁 speech
SKIP:
2-1-6
UTF:
8a00
JIS208:
24-32
Nanori:
ときtoki
Hangul:
언 [eon]
Pinyin:
yán
Stroke order:
Example words:
言う【いうiu】
to say; to utter; to declare; / to name; to call; / to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
発言【はつげんhatsugen】
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
宣言【せんげんsengen】
declaration; proclamation; announcement
言葉【ことばkotoba】
language; dialect; / word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; / speech; (manner of) speaking; / learning to speak; language acquisition
証言【しょうげんshougen】
testimony; (verbal) evidence
難
常用６年JLPTN3

ナンNAN・かたいkata.i・~がたい gata.i・むずかしいmuzuka.shii・むづかしいmuzuka.shii・むつかしいmutsuka.shii・~にくい niku.i

difficult; impossible; trouble; accident; defect

Strokes:
18
Radical:
隹 small bird
SKIP:
1-10-8
UTF:
96e3
JIS208:
38-81
Nanori:
なna・なにnani
Hangul:
난 [nan] ・ 나 [na]
Pinyin:
nán / nàn
Stroke order:
Example words:
難民【なんみんnanmin】
refugee; displaced person; / person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
困難【こんなんkonnan】
difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress
避難【ひなんhinan】
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
非難【ひなんhinan】
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
難しい【むずかしいmuzukashii】
difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); / fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; / gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); / dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; / unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

Kanji

曰

エツETSU・いわくiwa.ku・のたまうnotama.u・のたまわくnotama.waku・ここにkokoni

say; reason; pretext; history; past; flat sun radical (no. 73)

言

ゲンGEN・ゴンGON・いうi.u・ことkoto

say; word


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