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

Kanji containing 曰(12)

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Reading usage

曰(いわ)くpretext#8505 曰(いわ)く付(つ)きwith an interesting history (story)#54460 曰(いわ)くありげmeaningful#91293 子曰(しいわ)くthe Master said ...#91856 曰(いわ)く言(い)い難(がた)しit is hard to explain#349396