万事休す

Japanese

Kanji in this term
万	事	休
ばん Grade: 2	じ Grade: 3	きゅう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
萬事休す (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 萬事休 (mjon^H dzri^H xjuw). Cognate with Chinese 萬事皆休 / 万事皆休. Equivalent to 万事(ばんじ) (banji) + 休(きゅう)す (kyūsu).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ばんじ・きゅうす [báꜜǹjì kyúꜜùsù] (Atamadaka + Atamadaka – [1]-[1])

IPA^(key): [bã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑi kʲɨːsɨ]

Phrase

万(ばん)事(じ)休(きゅう)す • (banji kyūsu)

all hope is lost; it is all over.

References

“万事休す”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026