Word Meaning 曰く

いわく iwaku

曰く is read as いわく (iwaku) and means according to ....

Meaning

English

  1. according to ...
  2. ... says
  3. pretext
  4. history
  5. past
  6. story

Reading

Kana

いわく

Romaji

iwaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 5 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

10

せんせいはいわく、まいにちすこしずつつづけなさい。

The teacher said, keep going little by little every day.

かれのいわく、そのみせのぱんはまちでいちばんおいしいらしい。

According to him, the bread from that shop is the best in town.

ふるいきろくにいわく、このはしはひゃくねんまえにつくられた。

An old record says that this bridge was built a hundred years ago.

かのじょはいわく、いそぐよりたしかめるほうがだいじだ。

She said that checking first is more important than rushing.

ほんにいわく、しずかなじかんがこころをととのえるという。

The book says that quiet time brings the heart into order.

Tom said Mary often eats bananas.

Tom said Mary often eats bananas.

Tom said Mary often eats bananas.

Karl Marx says, "The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles."

My son really likes slugs. He says they're sticky and slippery, and he finds that fascinating.