Word details
滄海の一粟
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 滄海の一粟.
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Entry
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Idiomatic expression
drop in the bucket; drop in the ocean; one grain of millet in a vast ocean
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
滄
ocean
13 strokes
On
ソウ
海
sea, ocean
9 strokesFrequency 200JLPT N3Grade 2
On
カイ
Kun
うみ
Nanori
ああまうなうんえかたひろひろしぶまちままみめわたる
一
one, one radical (no.1)
1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1
On
イチイツ
Kun
ひと-ひと.つ
Nanori
かずいいっいるかつかづてんはじめひひとつまこと
粟
millet
12 strokesFrequency 2,146Grade 9
On
ゾクショクソク
Kun
あわもみ
Nanori
あさっそう
蒼
blue, pale
14 strokesFrequency 2,276JLPT N1Grade 9
On
ソウ
Kun
あお.い
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