Word Meaning 三十六計

さんじゅうろっけい sanjuurokkei

三十六計 is read as さんじゅうろっけい (sanjuurokkei) and means the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

さんじゅうろっけい

Romaji

sanjuurokkei

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 75042 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)

三十六歌仙

さんじゅうろっかせん

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

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)

三辺合計

さんぺんごうけい

sum of the length, width and height (of a package, etc.)

三十にして立つ

さんじゅうにしてたつ

turning thirty and therefore becoming independent

三世十方

さんぜじっぽう

limitless time and space

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

三十戸

さんじっこ

thirty houses