ことわざ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ことわざ
1
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
Examples
このことわざが使われるのを聞いた事があります。
I have heard this proverb used.
Kanji in this Word
諺
16 strokes
Grade 9
Meanings
proverb
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゲン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ことわざ
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