Word Meaning 剣を落として舟を刻む
けんをおとしてふねをきざむ
ken o otoshitefune o kizamu
剣を落として舟を刻む is read as けんをおとしてふねをきざむ (ken o otoshitefune o kizamu) and means to not be getting with the times.
Meaning
English
- to not be getting with the times
- to be unaware that things are changing
- to drop one's sword (in the river) and carve (a mark) on the boat (to mark the spot where the sword was dropped)
Reading
Kana
けんをおとしてふねをきざむ
Romaji
ken o otoshitefune o kizamu