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寓話

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Japanese

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 寓話 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
寓 話
ぐう
Jinmeiyō
わ
Grade: 2
kan'yōon

Etymology

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Probably from Middle Chinese 寓話 (MC ngjuH hwaejH, literally “to imply + story, speech”). Compare modern Mandarin 寓言 (yùyán).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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寓(ぐう)話(わ) • (gūwa) 

  1. (rhetoric, fiction) an allegory, a fable (fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term
寓話

Noun

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寓話 • (uhwa) (hangeul 우화)

  1. hanja form? of 우화 (“fable”)