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一円を笑う者は一円に泣く

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 一円を笑う者は一円に泣く.

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Entry

一円を笑う者は一円に泣くいちえんをわらうものはいちえんになくExpressionGodan verbFreq #195535
1

Proverb

take care of the penny; he who makes fun of one yen will cry at one yen

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

one, one radical (no.1)

1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1

On

イチイツ

Kun

ひと-ひと.つ

Nanori

かずいっいるかつかづてんはじめひとつまこと

circle, yen, round

4 strokesFrequency 69JLPT N4Grade 1

On

エン

Kun

まる.いまるまどまど.かまろ.やか

Nanori

つぶらのぶまどかみつ

laugh

10 strokesFrequency 913JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ショウ

Kun

わら.うえ.む

Nanori

えみ

someone, person

8 strokesFrequency 38JLPT N3Grade 3

On

シャ

Kun

もの

cry, weep, moan

8 strokesFrequency 1,380JLPT N2Grade 4

On

キュウ

Kun

な.く

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