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Japanese

Kanji in this term
じゅん
Grade: 4
ふう > ぷう
Grade: 2
まん
Grade: 4
はん > ぱん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
順風滿帆 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally "smooth sailing", compare Chinese 一帆風順一帆风顺 (yīfānfēngshùn).

Pronunciation

Noun

(じゅん)(ぷう)(まん)(ぱん) (junpūmanpan

  1. (figuratively) smooth sailing, everything runs smoothly
    Synonym: 兎の登り坂
    Antonym: 波瀾万丈

Usage notes

Sometimes mispronounced as じゅんぷうまんぽ.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN