Word details
一顧傾城
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 一顧傾城.
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Entry
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woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale
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
顧
look back, review, examine oneself, turn around
21 strokesFrequency 1,058JLPT N1Grade 8
On
コ
Kun
かえり.みる
Nanori
たかみ
傾
lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias
13 strokesFrequency 938JLPT N2Grade 8
On
ケイ
Kun
かたむ.くかたむ.けるかたぶ.くかた.げるかし.げる
城
castle
9 strokesFrequency 795JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ジョウセイ
Kun
しろ
Nanori
いくがききくにぐしくぐすくしきすくぜいたちなり
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