Genki Lesson 23: Useful Expressions – Japanese Proverbs 9 cards
Kana (Reading)
Kanji
Meaning
ใญใใซใใฐใ
็ซใซๅฐๅค
Giving gold coins to a cat. (Casting pearls before swine.)
ใปใจใใฎใใใใใใฉ
ไปใฎ้กใไธๅบฆ
Even Buddha would be upset if his face were stroked three times. (To try the patience of a saint.)
ใใใซใใใฐใใใซใใใใ
้ทใซๅ
ฅใใฐ้ทใซๅพใ
When in a village, follow their customs. (When in Rome, do as the Romans do.)
ใใใคใใฏใฉใใผใใฎใฏใใพใ
All thieves started their careers with a lie.
ใใใใใใใใกใ
็ฟใๆจใใ่ฝใกใ
Even monkeys fall from trees. (Nobody is perfect.)
ใใใฎใใใซใใใใญใ
็ณใฎไธใซใไธๅนด
Even the coldest rock becomes warm if you sit on it for three years. (Perseverance prevails.)
ใงใใใใฏใใใใ
ๅบใๆญใฏๆใใใ
The stake that sticks out gets hammered down. (Don't be too conspicuous.)
ใใใฏใใใ
ๅใฏๆฅใ
Hasten to do good.
ใฏใชใใใ ใใ
่ฑใใๅฃๅญ
A rice dumpling is better than a flower. (Substance over show.)
๐ก
Study Tip
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) kanji first.