生き字引
いきじびき
Also written 生き字引き, 生字引
Meanings
- Noun walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
Kanji
- 生 life. Read as いきる.
- 字 character
- 引 pull. Read as ひく.
Example sentences
- 彼は、いわば、生き字引だ。
He is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
- 彼は生き字引と呼ばれている。
He is called a walking dictionary.
- 僕の父は、いわば生き字引だ。
My father is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
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