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滄海桑田

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 滄海桑田.

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Entry

滄海桑田うかいそうでんExpression四字熟語
1

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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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

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

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