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

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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.