Word Meaning 傾国

けいこく keikoku

傾国 is read as けいこく (keikoku) and means beauty.

Meaning

English

  1. beauty
  2. siren
  3. courtesan
  4. prostitute

Reading

Kana

けいこく

Romaji

keikoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 93516 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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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

傾向

けいこう

tendency

傾く

かたぶく

to go down (sun, moon)

傾げる

かしげる

to tilt (esp. head)

傾倒

けいとう

tipping over and collapsing

傾ける

かたむける

to drink (alcohol)

傾注

けいちゅう

devoting (oneself) to

傾き

かたむき

slope (of a linear function)

傾城

けいせい

beauty

傾向文学

けいこうぶんがく

ideological literature (esp. left-wing)

傾動

けいどう

tilting (of a geological block)