Word Meaning 君子の交わりは淡きこと水のごとし

くんしのまじわりはあわきことみずのごとし kunshi no majiwarihaawakikotomizunogotoshi

君子の交わりは淡きこと水のごとし is read as くんしのまじわりはあわきことみずのごとし (kunshi no majiwarihaawakikotomizunogotoshi) and means friendships between wise men are plain and hence rock solid.

Meaning

English

  1. friendships between wise men are plain and hence rock solid

Reading

Kana

くんしのまじわりはあわきことみずのごとし

Romaji

kunshi no majiwarihaawakikotomizunogotoshi

Writing Variants

  • 君子の交わりは淡きこと水の如し くんしのまじわりはあわきことみずのごとし kunshi no majiwarihaawakikotomizu no gotoshi

Stroke Sequence

16 Characters • 55 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 77492 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

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君子は器ならず

くんしはきならず

a true gentleman is well-rounded

君子蘭

くんしらん

clivia (esp. drooping clivia, Clivia nobilis)

君子

くんし

person of high rank

君子豹変

くんしひょうへん

the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor

君子豹変す

くんしひょうへんす

A wise man changes his mind, a fool never

君子は豹変す

くんしはひょうへんす

the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor

淡水

たんすい

fresh water (i.e. not salt water)

淡水魚

たんすいぎょ

freshwater fish

水茄子

みずなす

pickled (in rice bran or vinegar) (whole) eggplant

水子供養

みずごくよう

memorial service to appease an aborted foetus