子曰く
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 子 | 曰 |
| し Grade: 1 |
いわ Hyōgai |
| on'yomi | kun'yomi |
Etymology
[edit]Calque of Literary Chinese 子曰 (zǐyuē, literally “Confucius (or the Master) said...”).[1]
Noun
[edit]子曰く or 子曰く • (Shi iwaku or Shi notamawaku)
- the Analects, Confucianism, or other Chinese classics in general
- (by extension) a venerable saying, maxim, or proverb
References
[edit]- ^ 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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- Japanese terms spelled with 子 read as し
- Japanese terms spelled with 曰 read as いわ
- Japanese terms calqued from Literary Chinese
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