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朝三暮四

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 朝三暮四.

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Entry

朝三暮四ょうさんぼしNoun四字熟語Freq #197932
1

being preoccupied with immediate (superficial) differences without realizing that there are no differences in substance; six of one and half a dozen of another

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea

12 strokesFrequency 248JLPT N3Grade 2

On

チョウ

Kun

あさ

Nanori

あそささちかとも

three

3 strokesFrequency 14JLPT N4Grade 1

On

サンゾウ

Kun

み.つみっ.つ

Nanori

さいさえさぶざえざぶそうただみつみん

evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time

14 strokesFrequency 978JLPT N2Grade 6

On

Kun

く.れるく.らす

Nanori

ぐらしぐれ

four

5 strokesFrequency 47JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

よ.つよっ.つよん

Nanori

よつ

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