- 1. [exp] to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing; to drop one's sword (in the river) and carve (a mark) on the boat (to mark the spot where the sword was dropped) — from a story in Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals (id)
Kanji in this word
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剣
sabre, sword, blade, clock handOn: ケン (ken)Kun: つるぎ (tsurugi)
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落
fall, drop, come down, village, hamletOn: ラク (raku)Kun: お.ちる (o.chiru)、 お.ち (o.chi)、 お.とす (o.tosu)
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舟
boat, shipOn: シュウ (shuu)Kun: ふね (fune)、 ふな- (funa-)、 -ぶね (-bune)
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刻
engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carvingOn: コク (koku)Kun: きざ.む (kiza.mu)、 きざ.み (kiza.mi)