Word details

万事休す

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 万事休す.

Dictionary

Entry

万事休すばんじきゅうす万事窮すExpressionFreq #32644
1

there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over

Examples
今頃彼は万事休すだ。
It is all up with him by this time.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

ten thousand, 10,000

3 strokesFrequency 375JLPT N4Grade 2

On

マンバン

Kun

よろず

Nanori

かずゆる

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

8 strokesFrequency 18JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

ことつか.うつか.える

Nanori

rest, day off, retire, sleep

6 strokesFrequency 642JLPT N4Grade 1

On

キュウ

Kun

やす.むやす.まるやす.める

hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

15 strokesFrequency 1,756JLPT N1Grade 8

On

キュウキョウ

Kun

きわ.めるきわ.まるきわ.まりきわ.み

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