Word Meaning 九牛一毛

きゅうぎゅうのいちもう kyuugyuunoichimou

九牛一毛 is read as きゅうぎゅうのいちもう (kyuugyuunoichimou) and means small fraction (of).

Meaning

English

small fraction (of)
drop in the bucket
drop in the ocean

Reading

Kana

きゅうぎゅうのいちもう

Romaji

kyuugyuunoichimou

Writing Variants

九牛の一毛 きゅうぎゅうのいちもう kyuugyuu no ichimou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Yojijukugo ✓ Proverb ✓ Rank 85819 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

九浅一深

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nine shallow, one deep (ancient Chinese sexual technique)

一毛

いちもう

one-tenth of a rin

九死に一生を得る

きゅうしにいっしょうをえる

to have a narrow escape from death

九死一生

きゅうしいっしょう

narrow escape from the jaw of death

九死に一生

きゅうしにいっしょう

narrow escape from death

九一

くっぴん

scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu

九仞の功を一簣に虧く

きゅうじんのこうをいっきにかく

to fail one step short of great success

一毛作

いちもうさく

(a) single crop

黒毛和牛

くろげわぎゅう

Japanese Black (breed of cattle)

牛の毛草

うしのけぐさ

sheep's fescue (Festuca ovina)

一一九番

ひゃくじゅうきゅうばん

119 (ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number in Japan)

九州

きゅうしゅう

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)