Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 滄海桑田(そうかいそうでん) in Japanese

滄海桑田
Kana Reading
そうかいそうでん
Romaji
sōkaisōden
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    Meaning
    The word is a scene of constant changes (as the blue sea changing into a mulberry field). (Chinese legend)


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

10 strokes

mulberry

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: くわ

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JLPT 4

9 strokes

sea, ocean

On'Yomi: カイ

Kun'Yomi: うみ

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JLPT 4

5 strokes

rice field, rice paddy

On'Yomi: デン

Kun'Yomi: た

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10 strokes

On'Yomi: カイ

Kun'Yomi: うみ

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13 strokes

ocean

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi:

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