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ふねにきざみてけんをもとむ
Meanings
Expression
Idiomatic
1. to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing
from a fable in Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals
Alt. forms
舟ふねに刻きざみて剣けんを求もとむ
ふねにきざみてけんをもとむ
Composed of
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
① 刻むこと。② 刻んだ跡。③ 拍子木・打楽器などを短い間隔で連続して打つこと。④ 「刻みタバコ」の略。
① 刃が両側についている刃物。
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for