Word Meaning 呑舟の魚

どんしゅうのうお donshuu no uo

呑舟の魚 is read as どんしゅうのうお (donshuu no uo) and means fish large enough to swallow a whole boat.

Meaning

English

  1. fish large enough to swallow a whole boat
  2. colossal fish
  3. great man
  4. notorious man

Reading

Kana

どんしゅうのうお

Romaji

donshuu no uo

Writing Variants

  • 吞舟の魚 どんしゅうのうお donshuu no uo

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 161343 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

網呑舟の魚を漏らす

あみどんしゅうのうおをもらす

the law has holes large enough for the most wicked men to slip through

呑舟

どんしゅう

swallowing a boat whole

うお

fish

金魚

きんぎょ

goldfish (Carassius auratus)

川魚

かわうお

river fish

活魚

いけうお

live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)

鮮魚

せんぎょ

fresh fish

熱帯魚

ねったいぎょ

tropical fish

稚魚

ちぎょ

fry

淡水魚

たんすいぎょ

freshwater fish

小魚

こざかな

small fish

人魚

にんぎょ

mermaid