Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “闇夜に鉄砲”

闇夜に鉄砲

やみよにてっぽう

aimless attempt; shot in the dark

Example sentence

That's just a shot in the dark. How do you think you'll succeed by just acting on the spur of the moment like that?

Kanji details

Kun/On information

闇
On
あん;おん
Kun
やみ;くら.い
Stroke count
17

・get dark

・gloom

・disorder

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夜
On
や
Kun
よ;よる
Stroke count
8

・night

・evening

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鉄
On
てつ
Kun
くろがね
Stroke count
13

・iron

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砲
On
ほう
Kun
—
Stroke count
10

・cannon

・gun

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