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子曰く (しいわく) — the Master said ... | Kumi Dictionary

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子曰く

子曰く

子しい曰わく

the Master said ...

Kanji Vocab History Religion & Philosophy Literature8 strokes

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しいわくしのたまわく

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the Master said ..., Confucius said ...

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Kanji that make up this word

こ・-こ・ね…(9)

child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac

いわ.く・のたま.う・のたま.わく・ここに…(1)

say・reason・pretext・history・past…(1)

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