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創業は易く守成は難し
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 創業は易く守成は難し.
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Proverb
it is easy to start an enterprise but hard to maintain it
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
創
genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate
12 strokesFrequency 741JLPT N1Grade 6
On
ソウショウ
Kun
つく.るはじ.めるきずけず.しける
Nanori
はじめ
業
business, vocation, arts, performance
13 strokesFrequency 43JLPT N3Grade 3
On
ギョウゴウ
Kun
わざ
Nanori
なりのぶ
易
easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination
8 strokesFrequency 571JLPT N2Grade 5
On
エキイ
Kun
やさ.しいやす.い
守
guard, protect, defend, obey
6 strokesFrequency 457JLPT N2Grade 3
On
シュス
Kun
まも.るまも.りもり-もりかみ
Nanori
うしもて
成
turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
6 strokesFrequency 116JLPT N2Grade 4
On
セイジョウ
Kun
な.るな.す-な.す
Nanori
あきあきらしげそんたえなおなりなるのりひらまさよしり
難
difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
18 strokesFrequency 330JLPT N2Grade 6
On
ナン
Kun
かた.い-がた.いむずか.しいむづか.しいむつか.しい-にく.い
Nanori
ななに
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