Word details
本木にまさる末木なし
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 本木にまさる末木なし.
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Proverb
of soup and love, the first is the best; one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
本
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
5 strokesFrequency 10JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ホン
Kun
もと
Nanori
まとごう
木
tree, wood
4 strokesFrequency 317JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ボクモク
Kun
きこ-
Nanori
ぐももと
末
end, close, tip, powder, posterity
5 strokesFrequency 456JLPT N2Grade 4
On
マツバツ
Kun
すえうらうれ
勝
victory, win, prevail, excel
12 strokesFrequency 185JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ショウ
Kun
か.つ-が.ちまさ.るすぐ.れるかつ
Nanori
かちとよし
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