Word Meaning 舟に刻して剣を求む

ふねにこくしてけんをもとむ fune ni kokushiteken o motomu

舟に刻して剣を求む is read as ふねにこくしてけんをもとむ (fune ni kokushiteken o motomu) and means to not be getting with the times.

Meaning

English

to not be getting with the times
to be unaware that things are changing

Reading

Kana

ふねにこくしてけんをもとむ

Romaji

fune ni kokushiteken o motomu

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 42 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 129395 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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舟に刻みて剣を求む

ふねにきざみてけんをもとむ

to not be getting with the times

剣を落として舟を刻む

けんをおとしてふねをきざむ

to not be getting with the times

刻舟

こくしゅう

not getting with the times

舟艇

しゅうてい

boat

木に縁って魚を求む

きによってうおをもとむ

to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method

木に縁りて魚を求む

きによりてうおをもとむ

to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method

舟

ふね

counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

舟橋

ふなばし

pontoon bridge

舟大工

ふなだいく

shipwright

刻む

きざむ

to have tattooed

同気相求む

どうきあいもとむ

like minds gather

求む

もとむ

to purchase