一将功成りて万骨枯る

一将功成りて万骨枯る Entry Discussion Citations Language Download PDF Watch Edit Japanese edit Kanji in this term 一 将 功 成 万 骨 枯 いち > いっ Grade: 1 しょう Grade: 6 こう Grade: 4 な Grade: 4 ばん Grade: 2 こつ Grade: 6 か 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 一いっ将しょう功こう成なりて万ばん骨こつ枯かる • (isshō kō narite ban kotsu karu)

Behind one general's glory lie the remains of countless unsung heroes. Lit. While one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are decaying. References edit “一将功成りて万骨枯る”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025 The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo