Word Meaning 千番に一番の兼ね合い

せんばんにいちばんのかねあい semban ni ichiban no ka ne ai

千番に一番の兼ね合い is read as せんばんにいちばんのかねあい (semban ni ichiban no ka ne ai) and means something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

せんばんにいちばんのかねあい

Romaji

semban ni ichiban no ka ne ai

Writing Variants

千番に一番の兼合 せんばんにいちばんのかねあい semban ni ichiban no kaneai

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 52 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 43831 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)

千慮一得

せんりょいっとく

even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea

千慮一失

せんりょいっしつ

mere slip by someone who is usually very careful

千慮の一失

せんりょのいっしつ

the mistake of a wise man

兼ね合い

かねあい

equilibrium

親の意見と茄子の花は千に一つも無駄はない

おやのいけんとなすびのはなはせんにひとつもむだはない

always listen to your parents

千番

せんばん

thousand times

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