桑田変じて滄海となる

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: S
でん
Grade: 1
へん
Grade: 4
そう
Hyōgaiji
かい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
桑田變じて滄海となる (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Partial calque of Literary Chinese 桑田滄海 (sāngtiáncānghǎi, literally mulberry fields becoming the vast sea).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [so̞ːdẽ̞ɰ̃ hẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑite̞ so̞ːka̠i to̞ na̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Idiom

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(そう)(でん)(へん)じて(そう)(かい)となる (sōden henjite sōkai to naru

  1. Synonym of 桑田滄海 (sōdensōkai): drastic changes in the world