Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 地震雷火事親父(じしんかみなりかじおやじ) in Japanese

地震雷火事親父
Kana Reading
じしんかみなりかじおやじ
Romaji
jishinkaminarikajioyaji
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    earthquakes, thunder, fires, fathers (this proverb compares the traditional Japanese father with other things which are generally feared)

Related Kanji

雷 JLPT 1

13 strokes

thunder, lightning bolt

On'Yomi: ライ

Kun'Yomi: かみなり, いかずち, いかづち

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震 JLPT 2

15 strokes

quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: ふる.う, ふる.える

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父 JLPT 5

4 strokes

father

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi: ちち

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火 JLPT 5

4 strokes

fire

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: ひ, -び, ほ-

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親 JLPT 4

16 strokes

parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: おや, おや-, した.しい, した.しむ

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地 JLPT 4

6 strokes

ground, earth

On'Yomi: チ, ジ

Kun'Yomi:

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事 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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