一将功成りて万骨枯る

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
いち > いっ
Grade: 1
しょう
Grade: 6
こう
Grade: 4

Grade: 4
ばん
Grade: 2
こつ
Grade: 6

Grade: S
Alternative spelling
一將功成りて萬骨枯る (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Chinese: 一將功成萬骨枯.

Proverb[edit]

(いっ)(しょう)(こう)()りて(ばん)(こつ)() (isshō kō narite ban kotsu karu

  1. Behind one general's glory lie the remains of countless unsung heroes. Lit. While one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are decaying.

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