Word Meaning 傾城傾国

けいせいけいこく keiseikeikoku

傾城傾国 is read as けいせいけいこく (keiseikeikoku) and means woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

けいせいけいこく

Romaji

keiseikeikoku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 108581 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

傾国

けいこく

beauty

傾城

けいせい

beauty

傾城買い

けいせいかい

buying the services of a prostitute

一国一城の主

いっこくいちじょうのあるじ

feudal lord

城西国際大学

じょうさいこくさいだいがく

Josai International University

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)

一顧傾城

いっこけいせい

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