寓話

Japanese

Kanji in this term
寓	話
ぐう Jinmeiyō	わ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

寓 (gū, “to imply”) +‎ 話 (wa, “narrative”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ぐうわ [gùúwá] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝːɰᵝa̠]

Noun

寓話 (hiragana ぐうわ, rōmaji gūwa)

(rhetoric) a fable (fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept)

Korean

Hanja in this term
寓	話

Noun

寓話 • (uhwa) (hangeul 우화)

Hanja form^? of 우화 (“fable”).

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