琴棋書画

See also: 琴棋書畫 and 琴棋书画

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

Alternative spelling
琴棋書畫 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 琴棋書畫／琴棋书画 (qínqíshūhuà). Literally "Koto, go, calligraphy and painting".

Proverb

琴(きん)棋(き)書(しょ)画(が) • (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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