Word details
孤掌鳴らし難し
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 孤掌鳴らし難し.
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Entry
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Proverb
one cannot live solely by oneself; one cannot accomplish anything solely by oneself; clapping with one hand is hard
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
孤
orphan, alone
9 strokesFrequency 1,239JLPT N1Grade 8
On
コ
掌
palm of hand, rule, administer, conduct
12 strokesFrequency 1,757JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ショウ
Kun
てのひらたなごころ
鳴
chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
14 strokesFrequency 1,279JLPT N2Grade 2
On
メイ
Kun
な.くな.るな.らす
Nanori
なりなる
難
difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
18 strokesFrequency 330JLPT N2Grade 6
On
ナン
Kun
かた.い-がた.いむずか.しいむづか.しいむつか.しい-にく.い
Nanori
ななに
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