Noun
pretext; history; past; story
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. Adverb (fukushi)
according to ...; ... says
8 results for *曰*
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曰くありげいわくありげ
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)meaningful; suggestive
宣ふのたまう
V4h, Transitive verbto say
宣うのたまう
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verbto say; to be pleased to say
曰わくのたまわく
Adverb (fukushi)according to ...; ... says
子曰くしいわく
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)the Master said ...; Confucius said ...
いわく付きいわくつき
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Nounwith an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
曰く言い難しいわくいいがたし
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)it is hard to explain; it is hard to say