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桑田変じて滄海となる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 桑田変じて滄海となる.

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Entry

桑田変じて滄海となる桑田変じて滄海と成るそうでんへんじてそうかいとなるExpressionGodan verb
1

Proverb

the world is a scene of constant changes; a mulberry field changes into a blue sea

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

mulberry

10 strokesFrequency 1,650JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ソウ

Kun

くわ

Nanori

rice field, rice paddy

5 strokesFrequency 90JLPT N3Grade 1

On

デン

Kun

Nanori

いなかおかたんとう

unusual, change, strange

9 strokesFrequency 238JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ヘン

Kun

か.わるか.わりか.える

ocean

13 strokes

On

ソウ

sea, ocean

9 strokesFrequency 200JLPT N3Grade 2

On

カイ

Kun

うみ

Nanori

あまうなうんひろひろしまちままわたる

turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach

6 strokesFrequency 116JLPT N2Grade 4

On

セイジョウ

Kun

な.るな.す-な.す

Nanori

あきあきらしげそんたえなおなりなるのりひらまさよし

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