Word Meaning 一葉落ちて天下の秋を知る

いちようおちててんかのあきをしる ichiyouochitetenka no aki o shiru

一葉落ちて天下の秋を知る is read as いちようおちててんかのあきをしる (ichiyouochitetenka no aki o shiru) and means a straw will show which way the wind blows.

Meaning

English

  1. a straw will show which way the wind blows
  2. a falling leaf shows that autumn has come

Reading

Kana

いちようおちててんかのあきをしる

Romaji

ichiyouochitetenka no aki o shiru

Stroke Sequence

12 Characters • 57 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb Rank 84224 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

天下一品

てんかいっぴん

best article under heaven

天下第一

てんかだいいち

the best in the land

天下統一

てんかとういつ

unification of the whole country

天下周知

てんかしゅうち

common knowledge

一段落つける

いちだんらくつける

to settle (a matter) for the time being

一段落

いちだんらく

one paragraph

一葉

ひとは

one boat

一知半解

いっちはんかい

superficial knowledge

一つ葉たご

ひとつばたご

Chinese fringe tree (Chionanthus retusus)

一件落着

いっけんらくちゃく

an issue being settled

一撃の下に

いちげきのもとに

with a single blow

一葉楓

ひとつばかえで

lime-leaved maple (Acer distylum)