Word Meaning 海千山千

うみせんやません umisenyamasen

海千山千 is read as うみせんやません (umisenyamasen) and means cunning and experienced in the ways of the world.

Meaning

English

  1. cunning and experienced in the ways of the world
  2. crafty and worldly-wise
  3. sly old (fox)

Reading

Kana

うみせんやません

Romaji

umisenyamasen

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Yojijukugo Rank 97091 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

海山

うみやま

sea and mountains

山海

さんかい

mountains and seas

千代田火災海上保険

ちよだかさいかいじょうほけん

Chiyoda Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Limited

千山万水

せんざんばんすい

many mountains and rivers

海上

かいじょう

on the sea

海外

かいがい

foreign

海水

かいすい

seawater

海洋

かいよう

ocean

海鳥

うみどり

sea bird

海女

あま

ama

海風

うみかぜ

sea breeze

海中

かいちゅう

in the sea

Example Sentences

1

All those tricks he's got up his sleeve make him a formidable client.