Word details

傾城傾国

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 傾城傾国.

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Entry

傾城傾国けいせいけいこくNoun四字熟語Freq #198971
1

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

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

castle

9 strokesFrequency 795JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ジョウセイ

Kun

しろ

Nanori

いくがきくにぐしくぐすくしきすくぜいたちなり

country

8 strokesFrequency 3JLPT N4Grade 2

On

コク

Kun

くに

Nanori

くな

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