Shirabe
いわく付き

曰くいわく

Common Noun
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) pretext;history;past;story
ふふ・・・いわくがあるのさ、あそこには。
He-heh... there's a tale behind that, for that place.
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adverb (fukushi) according to ...;... says
賢人いわく、人生は失望の連続である。
Some wise man has said life consists of one disappointment after another.

曰いわく

given name or forename, gender not specified
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Iwaku
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nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone with an interesting history (story);with a shady history;with circumstances that are difficult to explain
Other forms 曰く付き 【いわくつき】