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

  1. getting frightened even by a slight noise
  2. hearing the enemy in every leaf that rustles
  3. 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

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風邪声

かざごえ

hoarse voice (caused by a cold)

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

風俗

ふーぞく

public morals

風向き

かざむき

wind direction

風邪薬

かざぐすり

remedy for a cold

風流

ふりゅう

elegance

風車

ふうしゃ

Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)

風景

ふうけい

scene (e.g. of a crime)

風速

ふうそく

wind speed

風当たり

かざあたり

exposure to wind