Word Meaning 風声鶴唳

ふうせいかくれい fuuseikakurei

風声鶴唳 is read as ふうせいかくれい (fuuseikakurei) and means getting frightened even by a slight noise.

Meaning

English

getting frightened even by a slight noise
hearing the enemy in every leaf that rustles
being afraid of one's own shadow

Reading

Kana

ふうせいかくれい

Romaji

fuuseikakurei

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 47 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鶴の一声

つるのひとこえ

final word

雀の千声鶴の一声

すずめのせんこえつるのひとこえ

the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools

風邪

かぜ

(common) cold

風向き

かざむき

wind direction

風邪薬

かぜぐすり

remedy for a cold

風流

ふうりゅう

elegance

風景

ふうけい

scene (e.g. of a crime)

風速

ふうそく

wind speed

風当たり

かぜあたり

exposure to wind

風船

ふうせん

balloon (hot-air or gas)

風俗

ふうぞく

public morals

風力

ふうりょく

force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)