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謂

謂 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 告げる。
  2. 噂をする。
  3. 名づける。
  4. おもう。
  5. そういうわけ。意味。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「言」+音符「胃」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

reason, origin, history, oral tradition

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • イ
Kun (native)
  • い(う)
  • いい
  • おも(う)
  • いわゆる
Other languages
  • 拼音wei4
  • 한글wi
  • Hán-ViệtVị

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
言(げん)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+8B02

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰言胃

Words using this kanji

  • 謂いい告げる。 噂をする。 名づける。what was said, what it means, origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
  • 謂れいわれいわれること、いうべき理由。 （話のタネに なりうる たぐいの、物事の）起こりや いきさつ（についての言い伝え）。由来。由緒。故事来歴。reason, cause, history, origin
  • 謂れ無いいわれないunjustified, unwarranted, unfounded, baseless
  • 謂れ因縁いわれいんねんorigin, history
  • 謂れのないいわれのないunjustified, unwarranted, unfounded, baseless

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