Word details
国破れて山河あり
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 国破れて山河あり.
Dictionary
Entry
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Proverb; From a poem by Du Fu
the land outlasts the king; a country may fall but its mountains and rivers remain
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
国
country
8 strokesFrequency 3JLPT N4Grade 2
On
コク
Kun
くに
Nanori
くなこ
破
rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
10 strokesFrequency 590JLPT N2Grade 5
On
ハ
Kun
やぶ.るやぶ.れるわ.れる
山
mountain
3 strokesFrequency 131JLPT N4Grade 1
On
サンセン
Kun
やま
Nanori
さやのやん
河
river
8 strokesFrequency 663JLPT N2Grade 5
On
カ
Kun
かわ
Nanori
かっここう
敗
failure, defeat, reversal
11 strokesFrequency 516JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ハイ
Kun
やぶ.れる
在
exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in
6 strokesFrequency 211JLPT N2Grade 5
On
ザイ
Kun
あ.る
Nanori
あり
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