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曰 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「曰」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「曰」
On
エツえつ · etsu
Kun
いわ.く・のたま.う・のたま.わく・ここにiwa.ku · notama.u · notama.waku · kokoni
Meaning
to say

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A pictograph of words coming from the mouth: "says"; it serves as a radical.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 子曰くしいわく

    the Master said

  • 曰く付きいわくつき

    having a history behind it

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

論語(ろんご)は「子(こ)曰(いわ)く」で始(はじ)まる章(しょう)が多(おお)い。

Many chapters of the Analects open with "the Master said".

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

曰く付き子曰く曰付to att…子child曲bend曳pull更renew書to wri…曽former…戉a batt…兌to exc…粤a part…搤to gri…鉞a batt…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 曰Map of reading エツAll maps

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