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曰
いわ
く
Meanings
Noun
1. pretext; history; past; story
Adverb
2. according to ...; ... says
Alt. forms
曰
いわ
く
74%
いわく
22%
曰
いわく
2%
Kanji used
曰
sayeth
Pitch accent
い
わく
い
わく
Top 6100
Used in: 1696
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
曰
いわ
く
付
つ
き
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
子
し
曰
いわ
く
the Master said ...; Confucius said ...
曰
いわ
く
ありげ
meaningful; suggestive