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小便一町糞一里

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 小便一町糞一里.

Dictionary

Entry

小便一町糞一里しょうべんいっちょうくそいちりExpressionArchaic
1

Proverb

if you visit the toilet while traveling, you will fall behind your fellow travelers; one chō for a piss, one ri for a shit

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

little, small

3 strokesFrequency 114JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ショウ

Kun

ちい.さいこ-お-さ-

Nanori

いさらこうさざしゃおちいさ
便

convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance

9 strokesFrequency 729JLPT N3Grade 4

On

ベンビン

Kun

たよ.り

one, one radical (no.1)

1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1

On

イチイツ

Kun

ひと-ひと.つ

Nanori

かずいっいるかつかづてんはじめひとつまこと

town, village, block, street

7 strokesFrequency 292JLPT N3Grade 1

On

チョウ

Kun

まち

shit, feces, excrement

17 strokesFrequency 2,473

On

フン

Kun

くそ

ri, village, parent's home, league

7 strokesFrequency 1,096JLPT N1Grade 2

On

Kun

さと

Nanori

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