Word details
元の木阿弥
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 元の木阿弥.
Dictionary
Entry
1
ending up right back where one started
Examples
ここで中断したら元の木阿弥だぞっ。
If we stop here, we'll be right back where we started!
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
元
beginning, former time, origin
4 strokesFrequency 192JLPT N3Grade 2
On
ゲンガン
Kun
もと
Nanori
ちかはじめはるゆきよし
木
tree, wood
4 strokesFrequency 317JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ボクモク
Kun
きこ-
Nanori
ぐももと
阿
Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess
8 strokesFrequency 1,126JLPT N1Grade 9
On
アオ
Kun
おもね.るくま
Nanori
ほとりあずあわおかきたな
弥
all the more, increasingly
8 strokesFrequency 1,687JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ミビ
Kun
やいやいよ.いよわた.る
Nanori
わたるみつひろよ
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