Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 虚々実々(きょきょじつじつ) in Japanese

虚々実々, 虚虚実実
Kana Reading
きょきょじつじつ
Romaji
kyokyojitsujitsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses
    Example sentence
    いつ真っ向勝負だけでなくたまに虚虚実実駆け引きやらやってみたいよね。 We have to be ready not only for a straightforward test of strength, but also for a struggle in which every strategy comes into play.

Examples of 虚々実々, 虚虚実実, きょきょじつじつ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

11 strokes

void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth

On'Yomi: キョ, コ

Kun'Yomi: むな.しい, うつ.ろ

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JLPT 3

8 strokes

reality, truth

On'Yomi: ジツ, シツ

Kun'Yomi: み, みの.る, まこと, まことに, みの, みち.る

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