Word Meaning 燕雀鴻鵠

えんじゃくこうこく enjakukoukoku

燕雀鴻鵠 is read as えんじゃくこうこく (enjakukoukoku) and means how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix).

Meaning

English

  1. how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix)
  2. only a hero can understand a hero

Reading

Kana

えんじゃくこうこく

Romaji

enjakukoukoku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 62 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Yojijukugo Rank 163828 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

燕雀

えんじゃく

small birds

鴻鵠

こうこく

giant bird

つばめ

barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

すずめ

tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

麻雀

まーじゃん

mahjong

雲雀

ひばり

Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)

孔雀

くざく

peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)