Word Meaning 面壁九年

めんぺきくねん mempekikunen

面壁九年 is read as めんぺきくねん (mempekikunen) and means facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple).

Meaning

English

  1. facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)

Reading

Kana

めんぺきくねん

Romaji

mempekikunen

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Yojijukugo Rank 38605 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

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面壁

めんぺき

meditation facing a wall

壁面

へきめん

surface of a wall

千九百年代

せんきゅうひゃくねんだい

the 1900s

九面体

きゅうめんたい

enneahedron

面倒臭い

めんどくさい

bothersome

面影

おもかげ

face

面目次第

めんぼくしだい

face

面従後言

めんじゅうこうげん

pretending to obey someone to his face but badmouthing him behind his back

面目を施す

めんぼくをほどこす

to get credit

面接交渉権

めんせつこうしょけん

visitation rights

面会謝絶

めんかいしゃぜつ

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