砂上の楼閣

Japanese
Kanji in this term
砂 上 楼 閣
さ
Grade: 6		 じょう
Grade: 1		 ろう
Grade: S		 かく
Grade: 6
kan’on goon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
砂上の樓閣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

砂 (suna, “sand”) +‎ 上 (jō, “on”) +‎ 楼閣 (rōkaku, “multistoried building”)

Noun

砂(さ)上(じょう)の楼(ろう)閣(かく) • (sajō no rōkaku) 

  1. sandcastle
    Synonym: 砂の城 (すなのしろ, suna no shiro)
  2. (figurative, idiomatic) house of cards
    Synonym: トランプタワー (toranpu tawā)
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