子曰く

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
いわ
Hyōgai
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

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Calque of Literary Chinese 子曰 (zǐyuē, literally Confucius (or the Master) said...).[1]

Noun

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()(いわ) or ()(のたまわ) (Shi iwaku or Shi notamawaku

  1. the Analects, Confucianism, or other Chinese classics in general
  2. (by extension) a venerable saying, maxim, or proverb

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN