あく
握
はつ
髪
と
吐
ほ
哺

noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. (a statesman making) extraordinary efforts to find and employ capable persons (persons of great wisdom).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あく
握
はつ
髪
と
吐
ほ
哺
 握髪吐哺 あくはつとほ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

grip, hold, mould sushi
にぎ.る　アク (Early Jr. High, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
roof, house, shop
や　オク　た (3rd, N4)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
climax, arrive, proceed
シ　いた.る　のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
hair of the head
かみ　ハツ　がた (Early Jr. High, N3)
hair hanging long, mane, long hair radical (no.190)
ヒュウ　ヒョウ (Kentei 1)
long, leader, superior
チョウ　なが.い　おさ (2nd, N5)
left hand
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
friend
とも　ユウ　う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
spit, vomit, belch
は.く　ト　つ.く (Early Jr. High, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
nurse, suckle
ホ　はぐく.む　ふく.む (Late High School)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
for the first time, not until
ホ　フ　はじ.めて (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)