Word details
来年のことを言うと鬼が笑う
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 来年のことを言うと鬼が笑う.
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Entry
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Proverb
nobody knows the morrow; speak of next year and the ogres laugh
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
来
come, due, next, cause, become
7 strokesFrequency 102JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ライタイ
Kun
く.るきた.るきた.すき.たすき.たるきこ
Nanori
くりくるごろさ
年
year, counter for years
6 strokesFrequency 6JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ネン
Kun
とし
Nanori
ね
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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