Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 人間万事塞翁が馬(じんかんばんじさいおうがうま) in Japanese

人間万事塞翁が馬
Kana Reading
じんかんばんじさいおうがうま
Romaji
jinkanbanjisaiōgauma
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

10 strokes

venerable old man

On'Yomi: オウ

Kun'Yomi: おきな

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JLPT 3

10 strokes

horse

On'Yomi: バ

Kun'Yomi: うま, うま-, ま

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

ten thousand, 10,000

On'Yomi: マン, バン

Kun'Yomi: よろず

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JLPT 5

12 strokes

interval, space

On'Yomi: カン, ケン

Kun'Yomi: あいだ, ま, あい

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JLPT 4

8 strokes

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

On'Yomi: ジ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: こと, つか.う, つか.える

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JLPT 5

2 strokes

person

On'Yomi: ジン, ニン

Kun'Yomi: ひと, -り, -と

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13 strokes

close, shut, cover, block, obstruct

On'Yomi: ソク, サイ

Kun'Yomi: ふさ.ぐ, とりで, み.ちる

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