Word details

賽の河原

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 賽の河原.

Dictionary

Entry

賽の河原いのかわらExpressionFreq #64101
1

Common noun; Buddhism

Children's Limbo

2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

futile; unrewarding

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

dice, temple visit

17 strokes

On

サイ

river

8 strokesFrequency 663JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

かわ

Nanori

かっこう

meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness

10 strokesFrequency 172JLPT N2Grade 2

On

ゲン

Kun

はら

Nanori

ばるわたわら

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