寓話

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Japanese

 寓話 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
ぐう
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

(ぐう)() (gūwa

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

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Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

寓話 (uhwa) (hangeul 우화)

  1. Hanja form? of 우화 (fable).