Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 曰く(いわく) in Japanese

曰く
Kana Reading
いわく
Romaji
iwaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    pretext; history; past; story
    Example sentence
    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.
  • Parts of speech
    adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Meaning
    according to ...; ... says
    Example sentence
    カール・マルクス曰く「あらゆる社会の歴史は階級闘争の歴史である」だそうです。 Karl Marx says that "The history of society is the history of class struggles."

Examples of 曰く, いわく in a sentence

Kanji in this word

曰

4 strokes

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

On'Yomi: エツ

Kun'Yomi: いわ.く, のたま.う, のたま.わく, ここに

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