大山鳴動して鼠一匹

たいざんめいどうしてねずみいっぴき

Also written as:
  • 泰山鳴動して鼠一匹, 大山鳴動してねずみ一匹

Meanings

  • Expression

    1. much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop).

Word informations

  • Common word: no
  • JLPT Level: None

Kanji

大large, big
山mountain
鳴chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
動move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
鼠rat, mouse, dark gray
一one, one radical (no.1)
匹equal, head, counter for small animals, roll of cloth
泰peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thailand

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