琴棋書画
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 琴 | 棋 | 書 | 画 |
| きん Grade: S |
き Grade: S |
しょ Grade: 2 |
が Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |||
Etymology
- From Middle Chinese 琴棋書畫. Literally "Koto, go, calligraphy and painting".
Proverb
琴棋書画 (hiragana きんきしょが, rōmaji kinkishoga)
- He who is poorly versed in koto, go, calligraphy or painting is not a person of taste.
References
- The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.
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