そう
滄
かい
海
そう
桑
でん
田

expression

Messages.yoji.
  1. the world is a scene of constant changes, the blue sea turns into a mulberry field.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
そう
滄
かい
海
そう
桑
でん
田
 滄海桑田 そうかいそうでん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ocean
ソウ (Kentei 1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
godown, warehouse, storehouse
くら　ソウ (4th, N1)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
door, house
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
sea, ocean
カイ　うみ　み (2nd, N4)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
every
マイ　ごと　つね (2nd, N5)
person(人) variant
do not, must not, be not
ブ　ム　はは (Kentei 1)
mulberry
くわ　ソウ　こ (8th, N1)
obedient, united
ニャク　シャク　したが.う
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)