Definition of 一将功成りて万骨枯る (いっしょうこうなりてばんこつかる)

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一将功成りて万骨枯る

いっしょうこうなりてばんこつかる

isshoukounaritebankotsukaru

expression
thousands die to make one hero, one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry(proverb)
Related Kanji
one, one radical (no.1)
leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
achievement, merits, success, honor, credit
turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
ten thousand, 10,000
skeleton, bone, remains, frame
wither, die, dry up, be seasoned