Word Meaning 邯鄲の歩み

かんたんのあゆみ kantan no ayumi

邯鄲の歩み is read as かんたんのあゆみ (kantan no ayumi) and means like the young man who tried to walk like the Kantan people, gave up, and forgot how to walk.

Meaning

English

  1. like the young man who tried to walk like the Kantan people, gave up, and forgot how to walk

Reading

Kana

かんたんのあゆみ

Romaji

kantan no ayumi

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb Rank 151549 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

邯鄲師

かんたんし

bedroom thief

邯鄲の夢

かんたんのゆめ

vain dream of wealth and splendour (splendor)

邯鄲

かんたん

tree cricket (Oecanthus longicauda)

歩み

あゆみ

pitch (of a screw, etc.)

亀の歩み

かめのあゆみ

slow and steady pace

独り歩き

ひとりあるき

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.)

進歩

しんぽ

progress

歩調

ほちょう

pace

譲歩

じょうほ

concession

歩道

ほどう

footpath

散歩

さんぽ

walk

徒歩

とほ

walking