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曰 えつ say

Primary Information

Kunyomi

いわ.く; のたま.う; のたま.わく; ここに

Onyomi

えつ

Meanings

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

Composition Elements

曰 say consists of the elements 口 mouth and ㇐ stick

Used In Vocabulary

曰く
いわく
pretext
曰く付き
いわくつき
with an interesting history
曰わく
のたまわく
according to ...
曰くありげ
いわくありげ
meaningful
曰く言い難し
いわくいいがたし
It is hard to explain
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