Word details
武士は食わねど高楊枝
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 武士は食わねど高楊枝.
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Entry
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Proverb
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
武
warrior, military, chivalry, arms
8 strokesFrequency 387JLPT N2Grade 5
On
ブム
Kun
たけたけ.し
Nanori
うおたけしたけんん
士
gentleman, scholar, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)
3 strokesFrequency 526JLPT N1Grade 5
On
シ
Kun
さむらい
Nanori
おま
食
eat, food
9 strokesFrequency 328JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ショクジキ
Kun
く.うく.らうた.べるは.む
Nanori
ぐい
高
tall, high, expensive
10 strokesFrequency 65JLPT N4Grade 2
On
コウ
Kun
たか.いたか-だかたか.まるたか.める
Nanori
かこじょいたはか
楊
willow
13 strokesFrequency 1,815JLPT N1Grade 9
On
ヨウ
Kun
やなぎ
Nanori
やな
枝
bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches
8 strokesFrequency 1,401JLPT N2Grade 5
On
シ
Kun
えだ
Nanori
えぐさ
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