国破れて山河あり くにやぶれてさんがあり Also written 国敗れて山河あり, 国破山河在, 国破れて山河在り Meanings Expression the land outlasts the king (literally: a country may fall but its mountains and rivers remain) (from a poem by Du Fu) Kanji 国 country. Read as くに. 破 break. Read as やぶれる. 山 mountain. Read as サン. 河 river Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists