Kanji
曰
kanji character
say
reason
pretext
history
past
flat sun radical (no. 73)
曰 kanji-曰 say, reason, pretext, history, past, flat sun radical (no. 73)
曰
Meaning
say reason pretext
Readings
Kun'yomi
- いわく
- のたまう
- のたまわく
- ここに
On'yomi
- えつ
Practice Writing
Stroke: 1/4
Component Analysis
Common Words
-
曰 くaccording to ..., ... says -
曰 ふto say -
曰 うto say, to be pleased to say -
曰 わくaccording to ..., ... says -
曰 く付 きwith an interesting history (story), with a shady history, with circumstances that are difficult to explain -
曰 くありげmeaningful, suggestive -
子 曰 くthe Master said ..., Confucius said ... -
曰 く言 い難 しit is hard to explain, it is hard to say