Kanji details for

 
Common kanji
Uses 16 strokes
Jinmeiyou Kanji (used in names)

Search words that:
- start with 謂
- end with 謂
- contain 謂
reason, origin, history, oral tradition
KUN:
  • い.う
    i.u
  • いい
    ii
  • おも.う
    omo.u
  • いわゆる
    iwayuru
ON:
  • i
Written with 16 strokes
Jinmeiyou Kanji (used in names)
Radicals:
Example words(showing 10 results)

Godan-u verb
1.
to say, to utter, to declare
2.
to name, to call
3.
to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise(only relevant for 言う)
All readings:
言う【いう】
言う【ゆう】
云う【いう】
云う【ゆう】
謂う【いう】
謂う【ゆう】

adverb
so to speak, so to call it, as it were(usually kana)
All readings:
いわば《言わば》
いわば《謂わば》

pre-noun adjectival
what is called, as it is called, the so-called, so to speak(usually kana)

あやらたこれやま
ayamachitearatamezarukorewoayamachitoiu
expression
to err and not change one's ways, this is what it is to err(proverb)(from the Analects of Confucius)
All readings:
過ちて改めざるこれを過ちという【あやまちてあらためざるこれをあやまちという】
過ちて改めざる是を過ちという【あやまちてあらためざるこれをあやまちという】
過ちて改めざる是を過ちと謂う【あやまちてあらためざるこれをあやまちという】

noun
what was said, what it means, origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)(usually kana)(usu. as 〜のいい)

expression
what is called, as it is called, the so-called, known as, so to speak
All readings:
言うところの【いうところの】
言う所の【いうところの】
謂う所の【いうところの】

noun
1.
reason, cause
2.
history, origin
Other readings:
謂われ【いわれ】

adjective
unjustified, unwarranted, unfounded, baseless, groundless(usually kana)
Other readings:
いわれない《謂れない》

expression, adjective
unjustified, unwarranted, unfounded, baseless, groundless
See also:謂れ無い