Word details
飛ぶ鳥も落とす勢い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 飛ぶ鳥も落とす勢い.
Dictionary
Entry
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Idiomatic expression
great vigor; tremendous energy; forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
Examples
彼、今のところは飛ぶ鳥も落とす勢いだけれど、あの威勢いつまでもつのか、疑問だね。
He's unstoppable right now but the question is how long he can remain at the pinnacle of his career.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
飛
fly, skip (pages), scatter
9 strokesFrequency 580JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ヒ
Kun
と.ぶと.ばす-と.ばす
Nanori
あすとび
鳥
bird, chicken
11 strokesFrequency 1,043JLPT N3Grade 2
On
チョウ
Kun
とり
Nanori
かととっ
落
fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet
12 strokesFrequency 420JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ラク
Kun
お.ちるお.ちお.とす
Nanori
おち
勢
forces, energy, military strength
13 strokesFrequency 260JLPT N2Grade 5
On
セイゼイ
Kun
いきお.いはずみ
Nanori
せ
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