寓話

寓話

Japanese

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

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese 寓話 (MC ŋɨo^H ɦˠuai^H, literally “imply + story, speech”). Compare modern Mandarin 寓言 (yùyán).

Pronunciation

• Kan’yōyomi
  • (Tokyo) ぐうわ [gùúwá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝːɰᵝa̠]

Noun

寓話 (hiragana ぐうわ, rōmaji gūwa)

1. (rhetoric) an allegory, a fable (fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term
寓	話

Noun

寓話 • (uhwa) (hangeul 우화)

1. Hanja form^? of 우화 (“fable”).