This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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いい
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
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謂れ

謂われ
いわれ
reason; cause; history; origin
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過ちて改めざる是を過ちと謂う

過ちて改めざる是を過ちという、過ちて改めざるこれを過ちという
あやまちてあらためざるこれをあやまちという
to err and not change one's ways, this is what it is to err (from Analects of Confucius)
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言う

云う、謂う
v5u
いう、ゆう
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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言うところの

言う所の、謂う所の
exp
いうところの
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
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言わば

謂わば
adv
いわば
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
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所謂

いわゆる
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
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謂れのない

いわれのない
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
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謂れ因縁

いわれいんねん
origin; history
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謂れ無い

謂れない
いわれない
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless