Japanese Dictionary

Words

4 words found
  • 宣う, 曰う
    Kana Reading
    のたまう
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      Yondan verb with `hu/fu' ending (archaic)
      Meaning
      to say; to be pleased to say (hint of sarcasm)
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  • 曰く
    Kana Reading
    いわく
    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."
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  • 曰く付き
    Kana Reading
    いわくつき
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
      Meaning
      with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
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Kanji

85 kanji found
  • 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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  • 昷

    9 strokes

    to feed a prisoner

    On'Yomi: オン

    Kun'Yomi: めぐ.む

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  • 暜

    14 strokes

    On'Yomi: フ

    Kun'Yomi: あまね.く, あまね.し

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