いわ
曰
　
く
い
言
　
い
がた
難
　
し

expression

  1. it is hard to explain, it is hard to say.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
いわ
曰
　
く
い
言
　
い
がた
難
　
し
 曰く言い難し いわくいいがたし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

say, reason, pretext
いわ.く　のたま.う　エツ (Kentei 1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
difficult, impossible, trouble
ナン　むずか.しい　かた.い (6th, N3)
the violet, (菫 variant)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
husband, man
フ　おっと　フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)