Word Meaning 四の五の言わず

しのごのいわず shi no go no iwazu

四の五の言わず is read as しのごのいわず (shi no go no iwazu) and means without complaining (about this and that).

Meaning

English

without complaining (about this and that)
without arguing
without grumbling
with good grace

Reading

Kana

しのごのいわず

Romaji

shi no go no iwazu

Writing Variants

しのごの言わず しのごのいわず shinogonoiwazu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 75375 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四の五の言う

しのごのいう

to grumble about something (trivial)

四捨五入

ししゃごにゅう

rounding (off; a number)

四分五裂

しぶんごれつ

torn asunder

四書五経

ししょごきょう

the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism

四捨五入機能

ししゃごにゅうきのう

round-off function

四当五落

よんとうごらく

sleep four hours and pass, sleep five hours and fail (when cramming for university entrance exams)

四文字言葉

よんもじことば

four-letter word (esp. in English)

四肢五体

ししごたい

the whole body

四の五の

しのごの

(complaining about) this and that

五言

ごごん

Chinese poem with five characters per line

五四運動

ごしうんどう

May Fourth Movement (anti-imperialist student demonstration in Beijing on May 4, 1919)

言志四録

げんししろく

Genshi Shiroku (book of sayings by Satō Issai)