Results, 曰く

曰く☆【いわくiwaku】

noun:

  • pretext; history; past; story

adverbial noun:

  • according to ...; ... says

賢人kenjinいわくiwaku、人生jinseiはha失望shitsubouのno連続renzokuであるdearu。 A wise man once said, life is a series of disappointments.

ふfuふfu・・・いわくiwakuがgaあるaruのnoさsa、あそこasokoにはniha。 He-heh... there's a tale behind that, for that place.

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

Partial results:

いわくありげiwakuarige《曰くありげ》 Inflection

adjectival noun:

  • meaningful; suggestive
曰く付き【いわくつきiwakutsuki】いわく付き

noun / ~の noun:

  • 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】

expression:

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

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)


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