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明日のことを言えば鬼が笑う
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 明日のことを言えば鬼が笑う.
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Proverb
nobody knows the morrow; speak of tomorrow and the ogres laugh
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
明
bright, light
8 strokesFrequency 67JLPT N3Grade 2
On
メイミョウミン
Kun
あ.かりあか.るいあか.るむあか.らむあき.らかあ.ける-あ.けあ.くあ.くるあ.かす
Nanori
あきらあけあすきらけさやさやかとしはるみめ
日
day, sun, Japan, counter for days
4 strokesFrequency 1JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ニチジツ
Kun
ひ-び-か
Nanori
ああきいるくくさこうすたちににっにつへ
言
say, word
7 strokesFrequency 83JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ゲンゴン
Kun
い.うこと
Nanori
とき
鬼
ghost, devil
10 strokesFrequency 1,557JLPT N1Grade 8
On
キ
Kun
おにおに-
笑
laugh
10 strokesFrequency 913JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ショウ
Kun
わら.うえ.む
Nanori
えみ
事
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
8 strokesFrequency 18JLPT N3Grade 3
On
ジズ
Kun
ことつか.うつか.える
Nanori
ろ
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