ちん
沈
ぎょ
魚
らく
落
がん
雁

noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. charms of a uniquely beautiful woman, (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちん
沈
ぎょ
魚
らく
落
がん
雁
 沈魚落雁 ちんぎょらくがん

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)
fish
さかな　ギョ　うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
fall, drop, come down
お.ちる　ラク　おち (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
Kyoto, the capital
ラク (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
each, every, either
カク　おのおの　かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
wild goose
かり　ガン　かりがね (Kentei Pre-1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)