Word details
縁の下の舞
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 縁の下の舞.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Idiomatic expression
hard work gone unnoticed; thankless task; a dance under a veranda
2
Orig. meaning
off-stage dance that used to be performed on the 22th of the 2nd month in the lunar calendar in Osaka's Tennōji temple
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
縁
affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink
15 strokesFrequency 1,291JLPT N1Grade 8
On
エン-ネン
Kun
ふちふち.どるゆかりよすがへりえにし
下
below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
3 strokesFrequency 97JLPT N4Grade 1
On
カゲ
Kun
したしももとさ.げるさ.がるくだ.るくだ.りくだ.す-くだ.すくだ.さるお.ろすお.りる
Nanori
さかしと
舞
dance, flit, circle, wheel
15 strokesFrequency 655JLPT N2Grade 8
On
ブ
Kun
ま.う-ま.うまい
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