Jisho

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Words — 11 found

Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
1. disaster; calamity; misfortune
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Noun
1. fortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and evil; weal and woe
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Noun
1. root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
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Noun
1. calamity, good fortune, success and failureYojijukugo (four character compound)
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Noun
1. calamity; disturbance; disorder; turmoilObsolete term
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ふくあざななわ 禍福えるのごとし
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighboursProverb
Other forms
禍福は糾える縄の如し 【かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし】禍福はあざなえる縄のごとし 【かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし】禍福はあざなえる縄の如し 【かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし】
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こんのこ 禍根
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending
1. to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
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こん 禍根
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'tsu' ending
1. to strike at the root of an evil
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Kanji — 1 found

11.689869506742758
13 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
calamity, misfortune, evil, curse
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Sentences — 1 found

  • jreibun/5708/1
      大きい仕事を
    • ぶじ無事
    • 終わらせることができ、急に
    • にしゅうかん2週間
    • ほど休みができたが、コロナ
    • で海外旅行はもちろん、国内旅行すらできず、せいぜいストリーミングで映画を
    • なんぼん何本
    • か見たくらいで
    • たいくつ退屈
    • な休みだった。
    I was able to finish a large project successfully, so suddenly I had two weeks off, but the COVID-19 crisis prevented me from traveling abroad or even traveling domestically. All I was able to do was to stream a few movies, so it turned out to be a boring vacation. Jreibun
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