Word Meaning 孤掌鳴らし難し

こしょうならしがたし koshounarashigatashi

孤掌鳴らし難し is read as こしょうならしがたし (koshounarashigatashi) and means one cannot live solely by oneself.

Meaning

English

  1. one cannot live solely by oneself
  2. one cannot accomplish anything solely by oneself
  3. clapping with one hand is hard

Reading

Kana

こしょうならしがたし

Romaji

koshounarashigatashi

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 57 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Proverb Rank 147875 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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孤立

こりつ

isolation

孤児

こじ

orphan

孤独

こどく

solitude

孤島

ことう

solitary island

孤児院

こじいん

orphanage

孤高

ここう

aloof

孤軍奮闘

こぐんふんとう

fighting alone

孤立電子対

こりつでんしつい

lone pair (of electrons)

孤立した言語

どくりつしたげんご

language isolate

孤立主義

こりつしゅぎ

isolationism

孤立化

こりつか

isolation

孤立無援

こりつむえん

being isolated and helpless