順風満帆

Japanese
Kanji in this term
順 風 満 帆
じゅん
Grade: 4		 ふう > ぷう
Grade: 2		 まん
Grade: 4		 はん > ぱん
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
順風滿帆 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally "smooth sailing", compare Chinese 一帆風順／一帆风顺 (yīfānfēngshùn).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) じゅんぷうまんぱん [jùńpúúmáńpáń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨ̃ᵝmpɯ̟ᵝːmã̠mpã̠ɴ]

Noun

順(じゅん)風(ぷう)満(まん)帆(ぱん) • (junpūmanpan) 

  1. (figuratively) smooth sailing, everything runs smoothly
    Synonym: 兎の登り坂
    Antonym: 波瀾万丈

Usage notes

Sometimes mispronounced as じゅんぷうまんぽ.

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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