Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “金科玉条”

金科玉条

きんかぎょくじょう

golden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)

Example sentence

The employees treat everything the company president says as a golden rule.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

金

On: きん;こん;ごん
Kun: かね;かな-;-がね
Stroke count: 8

・gold

科

On: か
Kun: —
Stroke count: 9

・department

・course

・section

玉

On: ぎょく
Kun: たま;たま-;-だま
Stroke count: 5

・jewel

・ball

条

On: じょう;ちょう;でき
Kun: えだ;すじ
Stroke count: 7

・article

・clause

・item

・stripe

・streak