Word Meaning 毛氈を被る

もうせんをかぶる mousen o kaburu

毛氈を被る is read as もうせんをかぶる (mousen o kaburu) and means to use up all one's money (esp. on the services of prostitutes).

Meaning

English

  1. to use up all one's money (esp. on the services of prostitutes)
  2. to blunder
  3. to bungle
  4. to fail

Reading

Kana

もうせんをかぶる

Romaji

mousen o kaburu

Writing Variants

  • 毛氈をかぶる もうせんをかぶる mousenokaburu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 153612 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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毛氈

もうせん

carpet

毛氈苔

もうせんごけ

round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)

被毛

ひもう

hair coat (of an animal)

花毛氈

はなもうせん

figured carpet

毛皮

けがわ

kanji "fur" radical

hair

毛布

もうふ

blanket

毛糸

けいと

knitting wool

毛筆

もうひつ

(writing, painting) brush

毛虫

けむし

hairy caterpillar

毛頭

もうとう

(not) in the least

毛細血管

もうさいけっかん

capillary vessel