JMdict: 2841341
国破れて山河在り 【くにやぶれてさんがあり】
- [exp] the land outlasts the king; a country may fall but its mountains and rivers remain
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings | Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
国 | Country | コク | くに | 2 |
破 | Rend, Rip, Tear, Break, Destroy, Defeat, Frustrate | ハ | やぶ.る, やぶ.れる, わ.れる | 5 |
山 | Mountain | サン, セン | やま | 1 |
河 | River | カ | かわ | 5 |
在 | Exist, Outskirts, Suburbs, Located In | ザイ | あ.る | 5 |