Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 絵に描いた餅(えにかいたもち) in Japanese

絵に描いた餅, 絵に描いた餠, 絵にかいた餅
Kana Reading
えにかいたもち
Romaji
enikaitamochi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    pie in the sky; castle in the air
    Example sentence
    君の夢一杯のビジネスプラン、絵に描いた餅にならんことを切に望むよ。 This business plan of yours seems almost too optimistic. All I can say is I hope it's more than just wishful thinking.

Examples of 絵に描いた餅, 絵に描いた餠, 絵にかいた餅, えにかいたもち in a sentence

Kanji in this word

餅

14 strokes

mochi rice cake

On'Yomi: ヘイ, ヒョウ

Kun'Yomi: もち, もちい

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絵 JLPT 3

12 strokes

picture, drawing, painting, sketch

On'Yomi: カイ, エ

Kun'Yomi:

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描 JLPT 1

11 strokes

sketch, compose, write, draw, paint

On'Yomi: ビョウ

Kun'Yomi: えが.く, か.く

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餠

17 strokes

rice cake

On'Yomi: ヘイ, ヒョウ

Kun'Yomi: もち, もちい

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