子曰く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
子 曰
し
Grade: 1 		いわ
Hyōgai
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

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

Noun

子(し)曰(いわ)く or 子(し)曰(のたまわ)く • (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

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