Word Meaning 錦上添花

きんじょうてんか kinjoutenka

錦上添花 is read as きんじょうてんか (kinjoutenka) and means adding a crowning touch of beauty (to).

Meaning

English

  1. adding a crowning touch of beauty (to)
  2. giving added luster (to)
  3. crowning beauty (honor, grace) with even greater glory

Reading

Kana

きんじょうてんか

Romaji

kinjoutenka

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Yojijukugo Rank 110737 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

錦上花を添える

きんじょうはなをそえる

to crown beauty with even greater glory

錦上に花を敷く

きんじょうにはなをしく

to crown beauty with even greater beauty

錦上

きんじょう

crowning beauty with even greater glory

錦花鳥

きんかちょう

zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)

嶺上開花

りんしゃんかいほう

winning hand formed by drawing a replacement tile after declaring a kong

上付き添字

うえつきそえじ

superscript

花嫁介添人

はなよめかいぞえにん

bridesmaid

打ち上げ花火

うちあげはなび

skyrocket (firework)

にしき

brocade

錦絵

にしきえ

nishiki-e

錦川清流線

にしきがわせいりゅうせん

Nishikigawa Seiryū Line