Word details

曰く言い難し

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 曰く言い難し.

Dictionary

Entry

曰く言い難しいわくいいがたしExpressionFreq #282714
1

it is hard to explain; it is hard to say

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

曰

say, reason, pretext, history, past, flat sun radical (no. 73)

4 strokes

On

エツ

Kun

いわ.くのたま.うのたま.わくここに
言

say, word

7 strokesFrequency 83JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ゲンゴン

Kun

い.うこと

Nanori

とき
難

difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

18 strokesFrequency 330JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ナン

Kun

かた.い-がた.いむずか.しいむづか.しいむつか.しい-にく.い

Nanori

ななに

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