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曰く
Readings
い
わ
く
iwaku
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
pretext, history, past, story
Adverb (fukushi)
according to ..., ... says
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Kanjis
曰
ON:
エツ
KUN:
いわ.く, のたま.う, のたま.わく, ここに
say, reason, pretext, history, past, flat sun radical (no. 73)
Stroke: 4 SKIP: 3-3-1 FC: 6010.0
Phrases
賢人いわく、人生は失望の連続である。
Parts:
賢人
(けんじん)
曰く
(いわく)
人生
(じんせい)
失望
(しつぼう)
連続
(れんぞく)
である
Some wise man has said life consists of one disappointment after another.
A wise man once said, life is a series of disappointments.
ふふ・・・いわくがあるのさ、あそこには。
Parts:
曰く
(いわく)
有る
(ある)
さ
彼処
(あそこ)
には
He-heh... there's a tale behind that, for that place.
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