Word Meaning 一顧傾城

いっこけいせい ikkokeisei

一顧傾城 is read as いっこけいせい (ikkokeisei) and means woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty.

Meaning

English

  1. woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty
  2. femme fatale

Reading

Kana

いっこけいせい

Romaji

ikkokeisei

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 44 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Yojijukugo Rank 90590 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一国一城

いっこくいちじょう

establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)

一顧

いっこ

slightest notice

一顧だにしない

いっこだにしない

not taking the slightest notice (of)

一国一城の主

いっこくいちじょうのあるじ

feudal lord

傾城

けいせい

beauty

傾国傾城

けいこくけいせい

woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty

傾城傾国

けいせいけいこく

woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty

傾城買い

けいせいかい

buying the services of a prostitute

一応

いちおう

just in case

一生懸命

いっしょうけんめい

very hard

一致

いっち

union

一瞬

いっしゅん

instant