Word Meaning 三十六歌仙

さんじゅうろっかせん sanjuurokkasen

三十六歌仙 is read as さんじゅうろっかせん (sanjuurokkasen) and means the thirty-six immortal poets (of the Heian period; as named by Fujiwara no Kintō).

Meaning

English

the thirty-six immortal poets (of the Heian period; as named by Fujiwara no Kintō)

Reading

Kana

さんじゅうろっかせん

Romaji

sanjuurokkasen

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 37453 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

六歌仙

ろっかせん

six immortals of poetry

三十六計

さんじゅうろっけい

the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)

三十六計逃げるにしかず

さんじゅうろっけいにげるにしかず

the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat

三十六字母

さんじゅうろくじぼ

36 Initials (system for transcribing initial consonants of Middle Chinese)

六十の三つ子

ろくじゅうのみつご

an old man is twice a child

富嶽三十六景

ふがくさんじゅうろっけい

Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (woodblock prints by Katsushika Hokusai)

三歌斎経

さんかさいけい

Triodion

三十三回忌

さんじゅうさんかいき

32nd anniversary of death

歌仙

かせん

great (waka) poet

三十

みそ

thirty

三十八度線

さんじゅうはちどせん

38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea)

三十日

みそか

last day of the month