Word Meaning 沈香も焚かず屁もひらず

じんこうもたかずへもひらず jinkou mo takazuhemohirazu

沈香も焚かず屁もひらず is read as じんこうもたかずへもひらず (jinkou mo takazuhemohirazu) and means having few faults as well as few virtues.

Meaning

English

  1. having few faults as well as few virtues
  2. not burning agarwood (incense); not passing wind

Reading

Kana

じんこうもたかずへもひらず

Romaji

jinkou mo takazuhemohirazu

Writing Variants

  • 沈香も焚かず屁も放らず じんこうもたかずへもひらず jinkou mo takazuhe mo hirazu

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 55 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 155959 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

沈香

じんこ

aquilaria tree

沈黙

ちんもく

Silence (1966 novel by Shūsaku Endō)

沈没

ちんぼつ

getting dead drunk

沈む

しずむ

to feel depressed

沈滞

ちんたい

stagnation

沈静

ちんせい

stillness

沈下

ちんか

sinking

沈着

ちんちゃく

composure

沈める

しずめる

to floor (an opponent)

沈痛

ちんつう

grave

沈降

ちんこう

sedimentation (e.g. of red blood cells)

沈船捜索救助計画

ちんせんそうさくきゅうじょけいかく

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