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

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.

Related Kanji

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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