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 ngjuH hwaejH, literally “imply + story, speech”). Compare modern Mandarin 寓言 (yùyán).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

寓(ぐう)話(わ) • (gūwa) 

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
寓	話

Noun

寓話 • (uhwa) (hangeul 우화)

1. Hanja form^? of 우화 (“fable”).