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酔生夢死

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 酔生夢死.

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Entry

酔生夢死いせいむすいせいぼうしNoun四字熟語Freq #137572
1

idling one's life away; living to no purpose

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Kanji in this Word

drunk, feel sick, poisoned, elated, spellbound

11 strokesFrequency 1,640JLPT N1Grade 8

On

スイ

Kun

よ.うよ.い

Nanori

よい

life, genuine, birth

5 strokesFrequency 29JLPT N4Grade 1

On

セイショウ

Kun

い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるうま.れるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う

Nanori

あさいきいくいけうぶうまいおいぎゅうくるみごせじょうすぎそうちるなばにうにゅうもうよいりゅう

dream, vision, illusion

13 strokesFrequency 943JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ボウ

Kun

ゆめゆめ.みるくら.い

death, die

6 strokesFrequency 229JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

し.ぬし.に-

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