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Words — 8 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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いわ 曰くありげ
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. meaningful; suggestive​Usually written using kana alone
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つ いわく付き
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Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
1. with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
曰く付き 【いわくつき】
Jreibun
    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.
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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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のたま 宣う
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to say; to be pleased to say​Usually written using kana alone, Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, originally respectful language; nowadays oft. used sarcastically
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宣う 【のたもう】、曰う 【のたまう】、曰う 【のたもう】
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いわいがた 曰く言い難し
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. it is hard to explain; it is hard to say​
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のたまう 宣ふ
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Yodan verb with 'hu/fu' ending (archaic), Transitive verb
1. to say​Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, Archaic, See also 宣う
Other forms
宣ふ 【のたもう】、曰ふ 【のたまう】、曰ふ 【のたもう】
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Wikipedia definition
1. Radical 73​Radical 73 meaning "say" is 1 of 34 Kangxi radicals (214 ... Read more
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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 — 4 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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Names — 9 found

いわく 【曰】
Given name, gender not specified
1. Iwaku​
ひがの 【曰下野】
Family or surname
1. Higano​
おさ 【曰佐】
Place
1. Osa​
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