Word Meaning まな板の鯉

まないたのこい manaita no koi

まな板の鯉 is read as まないたのこい (manaita no koi) and means someone doomed to their fate.

Meaning

English

  1. someone doomed to their fate
  2. fish on the chopping board

Reading

Kana

まないたのこい

Romaji

manaita no koi

Writing Variants

  • 俎板の鯉 まないたのこい manaita no koi

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 143187 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

まな板の上の鯉

まないたのうえのこい

someone doomed to their fate

こい

common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

まな板

まないた

chopping board

鋼板

こうはん

steel sheet

甲板

かんぱん

deck (of a ship)

看板

かんばん

closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar)

掲示板

けいじばん

electronic bulletin board

基板

きばん

substrate

立て看板

たてかんばん

standing signboard

表看板

おもてかんばん

sign out in front

板張り

いたばり

boarding

椎間板

ついかんばん

intervertebral disk