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Words — 2 found

いわ 曰く
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Noun
1. pretext; history; past; story​
    ふふ・・・
  • いわく
  • が
  • ある
  • の
  • さ
    • 、
  • あそこ
  • には
    • 。
He-heh... there's a tale behind that, for that place.
Adverb (fukushi)
2. according to ...; ... says​
  • けんじん賢人
  • いわく
    • 、
  • じんせい人生
  • は
  • しつぼう失望
  • の
  • れんぞく連続
  • である
    • 。
Some wise man has said life consists of one disappointment after another.
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のたま 曰わく
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. according to ...; ... says​Usually written using kana alone, See also 曰く
Other forms
宣わく 【のたまわく】、曰く 【のたまわく】
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Kanji — 1 found

100.0
4 strokes.
曰
say, reason, pretext, history, past, flat sun radical (no. 73)
Kun: いわ.く、 のたま.う、 のたま.わく、 ここに
On: エツ
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Sentences — 5 found

  • jreibun/691/1
      私が
    • いま今
      • 住んでいる
    • へや部屋
      • は、いわゆる
    • じこぶっけん事故物件
      • と言われる
    • いわくつ曰く付き
      • の
    • へや部屋
      • だが、
    • やちん家賃
      • が
    • はかく破格
      • の安さだったので借りることにした。
    The apartment I am currently living in is what is called a “stigmatized property,” which has acquired an undesirable reputation, but I decided to rent it anyway because the rent was unbelievably cheap. — Jreibun
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