Word details
坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い.
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Entry
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Proverb
if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for; hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
坊
boy, priest's residence, priest
7 strokesFrequency 1,832JLPT N2Grade 8
On
ボウボッ
主
lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
5 strokesFrequency 95JLPT N3Grade 3
On
シュスシュウ
Kun
ぬしおもあるじ
Nanori
かずずもん
憎
hate, detest
14 strokesFrequency 1,808JLPT N2Grade 8
On
ゾウ
Kun
にく.むにく.いにく.らしいにく.しみ
袈
a coarse camlet
11 strokesJLPT N1Grade 9
On
ケカ
裟
Buddhist surplice
13 strokesJLPT N1Grade 9
On
サシャ
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