画竜点睛

がりょうてんせい

Also written がりゅうてんせい, 画龍点睛

Meanings

1. Noun finishing touches; last vital touch

Kanji

• 画 image. Read as ガ.
• 竜 dragon. Read as リョウ.
• 点 point. Read as テン.
• 睛 pupil of the eye. Read as セイ.

Example sentences

• あの件に関しては、画竜点睛を欠いてしまった。
  That plan still needed some finishing touches.

Words containing 画竜点睛

• 画竜点睛を欠く (がりょうてんせいをかく) to be incomplete

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists