琴棋書画 Entry Discussion Citations Language Download PDF Watch Edit See also: 琴棋書畫 and 琴棋书画 Japanese edit Kanji in this term 琴 棋 書 画 きん Grade: S き Grade: S しょ Grade: 2 が Grade: 2 on'yomi Alternative spelling 琴棋書畫 (kyūjitai) Etymology edit From Middle Chinese 琴棋書畫 / 琴棋书画 (qínqíshūhuà). Literally “Koto, go, calligraphy and painting”. Proverb edit 琴きん棋き書しょ画が • (kinkishoga)

He who is poorly versed in koto, go, calligraphy or painting is not a person of taste. References edit “琴棋書画”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025 The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo