Jisho

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Words — 8 found

Noun
1. pretext; history; past; story
    ふふ・・・
  • いわく
  • ある
  • 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
  • しつぼう失望
  • 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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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to say; to be pleased to sayUsually written using kana alone, Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, originally respectful language; nowadays oft. used sarcastically
Other forms
宣う 【のたもう】曰う 【のたまう】曰う 【のたもう】
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いわ
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. meaningful; suggestiveUsually written using kana alone
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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 explainUsually written using kana alone
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曰く付き 【いわくつき】
Jreibun
    私が
  • いま
  • 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
  • へや部屋
  • だが、
  • やちん家賃
  • 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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Adverb (fukushi)
1. according to ...; ... saysUsually 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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いわがた
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. it is hard to explain; it is hard to say
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Yodan verb with 'hu/fu' ending (archaic), Transitive verb
1. to sayHonorific 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 73Radical 73 meaning "say" is 1 of 34 Kangxi radicals (214 ... Read more
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Kanji — 1 found

100.0
4 strokes.
say, reason, pretext, history, past, flat sun radical (no. 73)
On: エツ
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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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