砂上の楼閣
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 砂 | 上 | 楼 | 閣 |
| さ Grade: 6 |
じょう Grade: 1 |
ろう Grade: S |
かく Grade: 6 |
| kan'on | goon | on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 砂上の樓閣 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]砂 (suna, “sand”) + 上 (jō, “on”) + 楼閣 (rōkaku, “multistoried building”)
Noun
[edit]砂上の楼閣 • (sajō no rōkaku)
- sandcastle
- (figurative, idiomatic) house of cards
- Synonym: トランプタワー (toranpu tawā)
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 砂 read as さ
- Japanese terms spelled with 上 read as じょう
- Japanese terms spelled with 楼 read as ろう
- Japanese terms spelled with 閣 read as かく
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- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese lemmas
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- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
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- ja:Sculpture