This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: イ、い.う、いい、おも.う、いわゆる
Romaji: i, i.u, ii, omo.u, iwayuru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

reason, origin, history, oral tradition

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  149
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-7-9
Korean Reading:  wi
Chinese Reading:  wei4
Unicode:  8b02
JIS:  3062

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1595
Nelson Index: 4402
New Nelson Index: 5656
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7a9.6
Four Corner Index: 0662.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 35759
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0547
Remembering the kanji Index: 2725
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1441
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2756
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2007

Words

(いい)
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
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)
to err and not change one's ways, this is what it is to err (from Analects of Confucius)
言うところの (いうところの)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
所謂 (いわゆる)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
謂れ因縁 (いわれいんねん)
origin; history
謂れ (いわれ)
reason; cause; history; origin
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
言わば (いわば)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
謂れのない (いわれのない)
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
謂れ無い (いわれない)
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
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