Word Meaning 張三李四

ちょうさんりし chousanrishi

張三李四 is read as ちょうさんりし (chousanrishi) and means the common run of men.

Meaning

English

  1. the common run of men
  2. the average Joe
  3. good-for-nothing (person)

Reading

Kana

ちょうさんりし

Romaji

chousanrishi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Yojijukugo Rank 47172 Priority H

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Max. 12

再三再四

さいさんさいし

repeatedly

秩父三十四所

ちちぶさんじゅうよんしょ

thirty-four (orig. thirty-three) sacred places in and around Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture

一眼二足三胆四力

いちがんにそくさんたんしりき

firstly vision, secondly footwork, thirdly courage, fourthly technique (the most important aspects of kendo)

一都一道二府四十三県

いっといちどうにふよんじゅうさんけん

one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper

四三の星

しそうのほし

the Big Dipper (asterism)

六三三四制

ろくさんさんよんせい

six-three-three-four system of education (six years of elementary school, three years each of junior and senior high school and four years of university)

張る

はる

to be expensive

張本人

ちょうほんにん

originator

張り出す

はりだす

to put up (a notice)

張り切る

はりきる

to be in high spirits

張り

ばり

attached or stretched on

張り紙

はりがみ

paper patch