expression

  1. being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one). Messages.yoji.
  2. know-it-all manner.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
白河夜船 しらかわよふね
しら
かわ
ぶね
白河夜船 しらかわよぶね
白川夜船 しらかわよふね
しら
かわ
ぶね
白川夜船 しらかわよぶね
白川夜舟 しらかわよふね
しら
かわ
ぶね
白川夜舟 しらかわよぶね

Contained Kanji Breakdown

white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
river
カ かわ かっ (5th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
can, passable, mustn't
カ コク -べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
night, evening
よる ヤ よ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ship, boat
ふね セン ふな- (2nd, N3)
boat, ship
ふね ふな- シュウ (7th, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
a marsh at the foot of the hills, name of a river
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)