呑舟

呑舟

Japanese

Kanji in this term
呑	舟
どん Hyōgaiji	しゅう Grade: S
kan’yōon	kan’on

Etymology

Literary Chinese 呑舟, from the phrase 吞舟之魚 from the chapter 庚桑楚 of Zhuangzi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) どんしゅう [dòńshúú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [dõ̞ɰ̃ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

呑(どん)舟(しゅう) • (donshū) 

1. (literally) the act of swallowing an entire boat whole

See also

• 呑(どん)舟(しゅう)の魚(うお) (donshū no uo)