曰 — kanji meaning “say”
曰
say, reason, pretext, history, past, flat sun radical (no. 73)
- Meanings
- say, reason, pretext, history, past, flat sun radical (no. 73)
- On'yomi
- エツ (etsu)
- Kun'yomi
- いわ.く、のたま.う、のたま.わく、ここに
- Strokes
- 4
- Classical radical
- 73
- Chinese reading
- yuē — Chinese character page
Words with 曰
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 曰く | いわく iwaku | pretext; history; past |
| 曰わく | のたまわく notamawaku | according to ...; ... says |
| 子曰く | しいわく shiiwaku | the Master said ...; Confucius said ... |
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