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中流に舟を失えば一壺も千金
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 中流に舟を失えば一壺も千金.
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Proverb
any port will do in a storm; when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
中
in, inside, middle, mean, center
4 strokesFrequency 11JLPT N4Grade 1
On
チュウ
Kun
なかうちあた.る
Nanori
あたるかなえ
流
current, a sink, flow, forfeit
10 strokesFrequency 280JLPT N2Grade 3
On
リュウル
Kun
なが.れるなが.れなが.す-なが.す
Nanori
なながれめぐる
舟
boat, ship
6 strokesFrequency 1,786JLPT N2Grade 8
On
シュウ
Kun
ふねふな--ぶね
失
lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
5 strokesFrequency 447JLPT N2Grade 4
On
シツ
Kun
うしな.うう.せる
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
壺
jar, pot
12 strokes
On
コ
Kun
つぼ
千
thousand
3 strokesFrequency 195JLPT N4Grade 1
On
セン
Kun
ち
Nanori
かずゆき
金
gold
8 strokesFrequency 53JLPT N4Grade 1
On
キンコンゴン
Kun
かねかな--がね
Nanori
かんきむここのん
船
ship, boat
11 strokesFrequency 713JLPT N2Grade 2
On
セン
Kun
ふねふな-
Nanori
ふ
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