Word Meaning 四当五落

よんとうごらく yontougoraku

四当五落 is read as よんとうごらく (yontougoraku) and means sleep four hours and pass, sleep five hours and fail (when cramming for university entrance exams).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

よんとうごらく

Romaji

yontougoraku

Writing Variants

  • 4当5落 よんとうごらく yontougoraku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 53302 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四書五経

ししょごきょう

the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism

当落

とうらく

winning or losing (a lottery, raffle, etc.)

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

四捨五入機能

ししゃごにゅうきのう

round-off function

四肢五体

ししごたい

the whole body

四の五の言う

しのごのいう

to grumble about something (trivial)

四の五の言わず

しのごのいわず

without complaining (about this and that)

四の五の

しのごの

(complaining about) this and that

配当落ち

はいとうおち

dividend off

五四運動

ごしうんどう

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

四球

しきゅう

four balls