白しら河かわ夜よ舟ふね
Meanings
Expression
Four character compound
1. being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one)
2. know-it-all manner
Kanji used
white
waterway
night
boat
Pitch accent
し
らかわよ
ふね
Composed of
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
river; stream; River; the ... river
night; evening; dinner
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)