Word details
百年河清
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 百年河清.
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Entry
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waiting for one hundred years for the waters of the Yellow River to clear; waiting in vain for an unlikely event; waiting for pigs to fly; when the sky falls, we shall catch larks
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
百
hundred
6 strokesFrequency 163JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ヒャクビャク
Kun
もも
Nanori
おどどうなりひゃっひゅくももんどゆう
年
year, counter for years
6 strokesFrequency 6JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ネン
Kun
とし
Nanori
ね
河
river
8 strokesFrequency 663JLPT N2Grade 5
On
カ
Kun
かわ
Nanori
かっここう
清
pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty
11 strokesFrequency 705JLPT N2Grade 4
On
セイショウシン
Kun
きよ.いきよ.まるきよ.める
Nanori
あきさやしすがすみせちん
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