いわく

曰く

pretext; history; past; story

N5Common wordNoun
Noun
pretexthistorypaststory
Adverb
according to ...... says

Example Sentences

賢人いわく、人生は失望の連続である。

Some wise man has said life consists of one disappointment after another.

ふふ・・・いわくがあるのさ、あそこには。

He-heh... there's a tale behind that, for that place.

カール・マルクス曰く「あらゆる社会の歴史は階級闘争の歴史である」だそうです。

Karl Marx says, "The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles."