じん
沈
こう
香
　
も
た
焚
　
か
　
ず
へ
屁
　
も
ひ
放
　
ら
　
ず

expression

Idiomatic expression.
  1. having few faults as well as few virtues, not burning agarwood (incense); not passing wind.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じん
沈
こう
香
　
も
た
焚
　
か
　
ず
へ
屁
　
も
ひ
放
　
ら
　
ず
 沈香も焚かず屁も放らず じんこうもたかずへもひらず
じん
沈
こう
香
　
も
た
焚
　
か
　
ず
へ
屁
　
も
　
ひ
　
ら
　
ず
 沈香も焚かず屁もひらず じんこうもたかずへもひらず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sink, be submerged, subside
しず.む　チン　ジン (7th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
to move on, doubtful
イン　ユ　おこた.る
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
incense, smell, perfume
コウ　かお.り　か (7th, N2)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ　いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
burn, kindle, build a fire
た.く　フン　ホン (Kentei Pre-1)
grove, forest
リン　はやし　し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
fart, passing gas
へ　ヒ (Kentei 1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
compare, race, ratio
ヒ　くら.べる　い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
set free, release, fire
ホウ　ほう.る　はな.す (3rd, N3)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)