寓話

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Japanese

 寓話 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
寓 話
ぐう
Jinmeiyō 		わ
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

Noun

寓(ぐう)話(わ) • (gūwa) 

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

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
寓話

Noun

寓話 • (uhwa) (hangeul 우화)

  1. hanja form? of 우화 (“fable”)
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