Word details

箪食瓢飲

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 箪食瓢飲.

Dictionary

Entry

箪食瓢飲簞食瓢飲たんしひょういんNoun四字熟語Freq #292014
1

Rare term; From the Analects of Confucius

simple food and drink; being content with a frugal life; a bamboo dish of rice and a gourd of drink

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

bamboo rice basket

15 strokes

On

タン

Kun

はこ

eat, food

9 strokesFrequency 328JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ショクジキ

Kun

く.うく.らうた.べるは.む

Nanori

ぐい

gourd

17 strokesGrade 9

On

ヒョウ

Kun

ひさごふくべ

drink, smoke, take

12 strokesFrequency 969JLPT N4Grade 3

On

インオン

Kun

の.む-の.み

small bamboo basket for holding

18 strokesGrade 9

On

タン

Kun

はこ

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