Word details

賽は投げられた

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 賽は投げられた.

Dictionary

Entry

賽は投げられた采は投げられたさいはなげられたExpressionFreq #67464
1

Idiomatic expression

the die is cast; there is no going back; alea iacta est

Examples
だがすでに、賽は投げられた。
However, the die had already been cast.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

賽

dice, temple visit

17 strokes

On

サイ
投

throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss

7 strokesFrequency 236JLPT N2Grade 3

On

トウ

Kun

な.げる-な.げ
采

dice, form, appearance, take, gather, coloring

8 strokesJLPT N1Grade 8

On

サイ

Kun

と.るいろどり

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