Word details
木に縁りて魚を求む
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 木に縁りて魚を求む.
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Entry
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Idiomatic expression; From Mencius
to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
木
tree, wood
4 strokesFrequency 317JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ボクモク
Kun
きこ-
Nanori
ぐももと
縁
affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink
15 strokesFrequency 1,291JLPT N1Grade 8
On
エン-ネン
Kun
ふちふち.どるゆかりよすがへりえにし
魚
fish
11 strokesFrequency 1,208JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ギョ
Kun
うおさかな-ざかな
Nanori
い
求
request, want, wish for, require, demand
7 strokesFrequency 220JLPT N2Grade 4
On
キュウグ
Kun
もと.める
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