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沈魚落雁閉月羞花

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 沈魚落雁閉月羞花.

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Entry

沈魚落雁閉月羞花ちんぎょらくがんへいげつしゅうかNounExpressionFreq #245902
1

charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

7 strokesFrequency 1,271JLPT N2Grade 8

On

チンジン

Kun

しず.むしず.める

Nanori

しん

fish

11 strokesFrequency 1,208JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ギョ

Kun

うおさかな-ざかな

Nanori

fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet

12 strokesFrequency 420JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ラク

Kun

お.ちるお.ちお.とす

Nanori

おち

wild goose

12 strokesFrequency 2,192Grade 9

On

ガン

Kun

かりかりがね

closed, shut

11 strokesFrequency 951JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ヘイ

Kun

と.じると.ざすし.めるし.まるた.てる

Nanori

month, moon

4 strokesFrequency 23JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ゲツガツ

Kun

つき

Nanori

おとがっずきもり

feel ashamed

11 strokesGrade 8

On

シュウ

Kun

はじ.るすすめ.るは.ずかしい

flower

7 strokesFrequency 578JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

はな

Nanori

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