Word details
水清ければ魚棲まず
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 水清ければ魚棲まず.
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Proverb
the morally upright have a hard time making friends; fish will not live in water that is (too) clean
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
水
water
4 strokesFrequency 223JLPT N4Grade 1
On
スイ
Kun
みずみず-
Nanori
うずずみつどみみさみつみなみん
清
pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty
11 strokesFrequency 705JLPT N2Grade 4
On
セイショウシン
Kun
きよ.いきよ.まるきよ.める
Nanori
あきさやしすがすみせちん
魚
fish
11 strokesFrequency 1,208JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ギョ
Kun
うおさかな-ざかな
Nanori
い
棲
live, dwell
12 strokesGrade 9
On
セイ
Kun
す.む
Nanori
ずみ
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