Jiten

曰 Kanji meaning "say, reason, pretext"

Jiten frequency #2032Kanken Level 1RTKTMW Debut Idol4 strokes

Meanings

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

On'yomi

エツ

Kun'yomi

いわ.くのたま.うのたま.わくここに

Reading usage

曰(いわ)くpretext #9083曰(いわ)く付(つ)きwith an interesting history (story) #56521子曰(しいわ)くthe Master said ... #87676曰(いわ)くありげmeaningful #90843曰(いわ)く言(い)い難(がた)しit is hard to explain #341551

Most common words using this kanji

曰(いわ)くpretext #9083曰(いわ)く付(つ)きwith an interesting history (story) #56521曰(いわく)pretext #61532子曰(しいわ)くthe Master said ... #87676曰(いわ)くありげmeaningful #90843曰(のたま)うto say #146069曰(のたま)わくaccording to ... #150263曰ふto say #205893曰(いわ)く言(い)い難(がた)しit is hard to explain #341551曰比谷(ひびや)Hibiya #378050大曰提(おおひさげ)Oohisage #462031曰理(わたり)Watari #462031曰沼(ひぬま)Hinuma #462031曰熊(ひぐま)Higuma #462031春曰(かすが)Kasuga #462031曰下野(ひがの)Higano #462031曰吉村(ひよしむら)Hiyoshimura #462031曰野(ひの)Hino #462031曰(いわく)Iwaku #462031下曰佐(しもおさ)Shimoosa #462031