かなえ
鼎
　
の
けい
軽
ちょう
重
　
を
と
問
　
う

expression, Godan verb (special class)

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to call someone's ability into question, to doubt a ruler's competence.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かなえ
鼎
　
の
けい
軽
ちょう
重
　
を
と
問
　
う
 鼎の軽重を問う かなえのけいちょうをとう
　
か
　
な
　
え
　
の
けい
軽
ちょう
重
　
を
と
問
　
う
 かなえの軽重を問う かなえのけいちょうをとう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

three legged kettle
かなえ　テイ (Kentei Pre-1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
lightly, trifling, unimportant
かる.い　ケイ　かろ.やか (3rd, N2)
car
シャ　くるま　くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る　コウ　わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
holy, sacred
コツ　クツ　コチ
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ　おも.い　かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと　リ　さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
question, ask, problem
モン　と.う　とん (3rd, N4)
gate, counter for cannons
モン　かど　と (2nd, N2)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)