Word details

名馬に癖あり

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 名馬に癖あり.

Dictionary

Entry

名馬に癖ありめいばにくせありExpression
1

Proverb

great men have eccentricities; fine horses have quirks

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

name, noted, distinguished, reputation

6 strokesFrequency 177JLPT N4Grade 1

On

メイミョウ

Kun

-な

Nanori

horse

10 strokesFrequency 639JLPT N2Grade 2

On

Kun

うまうま-

Nanori

ばん

mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink

18 strokesFrequency 1,973JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ヘキ

Kun

くせくせ.に

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