Word details

山より大きな猪は出ぬ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 山より大きな猪は出ぬ.

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Entry

山より大きな猪は出ぬやまよりおおきないのししはでぬやまよりおおきなししはでぬExpression
1

Proverb

things cannot be larger than the things that contain them; there are no boars larger than the mountain (in which they live)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

mountain

3 strokesFrequency 131JLPT N4Grade 1

On

サンセン

Kun

やま

Nanori

やのやん

large, big

3 strokesFrequency 7JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ダイタイ

Kun

おお-おお.きい-おお.いに

Nanori

うふおうたかしともはじめひろひろしまさまさるもと

boar

11 strokesFrequency 1,684JLPT N1Grade 9

On

チョ

Kun

いのしし

Nanori

いの

exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

5 strokesFrequency 13JLPT N4Grade 1

On

シュツスイ

Kun

で.る-でだ.す-だ.すい.でるい.だす

Nanori

いずいづいですっすつてん

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