Word details
三人寄れば文殊の知恵
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 三人寄れば文殊の知恵.
Dictionary
Entry
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Proverb
three heads are better than two; if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
Examples
三人寄れば文殊の知恵って言うだろ。みんなで考えれば、いい案が浮かぶかもしれないよ。
Let's all think on this together and we might be able to come up with some good ideas. They say two heads are better than one.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
三
three
3 strokesFrequency 14JLPT N4Grade 1
On
サンゾウ
Kun
みみ.つみっ.つ
Nanori
かささいさえさぶざざえざぶそうぞただみつみんもや
人
person
2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ジンニン
Kun
ひと-り-と
Nanori
じとねひこふみ
寄
draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward
11 strokesFrequency 673JLPT N2Grade 5
On
キ
Kun
よ.る-よ.りよ.せる
Nanori
よせよりよろ
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
4 strokesFrequency 190JLPT N3Grade 1
On
ブンモン
Kun
ふみあや
Nanori
かざりふも
殊
particularly, especially, exceptionally
10 strokesFrequency 1,361JLPT N1Grade 8
On
シュ
Kun
こと
知
know, wisdom
8 strokesFrequency 205JLPT N3Grade 2
On
チ
Kun
し.るし.らせる
Nanori
さとさとるしりしれとものり
恵
favor, blessing, grace, kindness
10 strokesFrequency 925JLPT N2Grade 8
On
ケイエ
Kun
めぐ.むめぐ.み
Nanori
あやけさとさとししげへいみやす
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