Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 呉越同舟(ごえつどうしゅう) in Japanese

呉越同舟
Kana Reading
ごえつどうしゅう
Romaji
goetsudōshū
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    bitter enemies (placed by fate) in the same boat
    Example sentence
    ドジャースとジャイアンツが呉越同舟でやってきた。 The Dodgers and Giants, traditional rivals, arrived together.

Examples of 呉越同舟, ごえつどうしゅう in a sentence

  • ドジャースとジャイアンツが呉越同舟でやってきた。

    The Dodgers and Giants, traditional rivals, arrived together.

Kanji in this word

舟 JLPT 2

6 strokes

boat, ship

On'Yomi: シュウ

Kun'Yomi: ふね, ふな-, -ぶね

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呉 JLPT 1

7 strokes

give, do something for

On'Yomi: ゴ

Kun'Yomi: く.れる, くれ

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越 JLPT 3

12 strokes

surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam

On'Yomi: エツ, オツ

Kun'Yomi: こ.す, -こ.す, -ご.し, こ.える, -ご.え

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同 JLPT 4

6 strokes

same, agree, equal

On'Yomi: ドウ

Kun'Yomi: おな.じ

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