Word Meaning 千慮の一失

せんりょのいっしつ senryo no isshitsu

千慮の一失 is read as せんりょのいっしつ (senryo no isshitsu) and means the mistake of a wise man.

Meaning

English

the mistake of a wise man

Reading

Kana

せんりょのいっしつ

Romaji

senryo no isshitsu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 46538 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

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千慮一失

せんりょいっしつ

mere slip by someone who is usually very careful

知者も千慮に一失

ちしゃもせんりょにいっしつ

even Homer sometimes nods

千慮一得

せんりょいっとく

even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea

愚者も千慮に一得

ぐしゃもせんりょにいっとく

even fools can give good counsel

千載一遇

せんざいいちぐう

once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity)

千里の道も一歩から

せんりのみちもいっぽから

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

千里も一里

せんりもいちり

a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love)

千番に一番の兼ね合い

せんばんにいちばんのかねあい

something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success

千慮

せんりょ

much thought

千編一律

せんぺんいちりつ

monotonous

千年一日

せんねんいちじつ

without intermission for many years

千一夜物語

せんいちやものがたり

One Thousand and One Nights