呉越同舟

ごえつどうしゅう

goetsu doshu

rivals thrown together and forced to cooperate

jlpt n1

each kanji

呉

ご go

do something for, give, kingdom of Wu

onご go

kunく.れる kureruくれ kure

jlpt n1 · 7 strokes

越

えつ etsu

Vietnam, cross over, exceed

onえつ etsuおつ otsu

kunこ.す kosuご.え goeご.し goshiこ.える koeru

jlpt n3 · 12 strokes

同

どう dō

agree, equal, same

onどう dō

kunおな.じ onaji

jlpt n4 · 6 strokes

舟

しゅう shū

boat, ship

onしゅう shū

kunぶね buneふな funaふね fune

jlpt n2 · 6 strokes

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