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一箪の食一瓢の飲
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 一箪の食一瓢の飲.
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Entry
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Idiomatic expression; From the Analects of Confucius
simple food and drink; being content with a frugal life; a bamboo dish of rice and a gourd of drink
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
一
one, one radical (no.1)
1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1
On
イチイツ
Kun
ひと-ひと.つ
Nanori
かずいいっいるかつかづてんはじめひひとつまこと
箪
bamboo rice basket
15 strokes
On
タン
Kun
はこ
食
eat, food
9 strokesFrequency 328JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ショクジキ
Kun
く.うく.らうた.べるは.む
Nanori
ぐい
瓢
gourd
17 strokesGrade 9
On
ヒョウ
Kun
ひさごふくべ
飲
drink, smoke, take
12 strokesFrequency 969JLPT N4Grade 3
On
インオン
Kun
の.む-の.み
簞
small bamboo basket for holding
18 strokesGrade 9
On
タン
Kun
はこ
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