Word details
火のないところに煙は立たない
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 火のないところに煙は立たない.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Proverb
there's no smoke without fire
Examples
「くだらねえ都市伝説だろう」「でも、火のないところに煙は立たないというけどね」
"Probably just a stupid urban legend" "But they do say 'there's no smoke without fire', don't they?"
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
火
fire
4 strokesFrequency 574JLPT N4Grade 1
On
カ
Kun
ひ-びほ-
煙
smoke
13 strokesFrequency 1,290JLPT N2Grade 8
On
エン
Kun
けむ.るけむりけむ.い
Nanori
たば
立
stand up, rise, set up, erect
5 strokesFrequency 58JLPT N4Grade 1
On
リツリュウリットル
Kun
た.つ-た.つた.ち-た.てる-た.てるた.て-たて--た.て-だ.て-だ.てる
Nanori
たちたったつだてつい
所
place, extent
8 strokesFrequency 221JLPT N3Grade 3
On
ショ
Kun
ところ-ところどころとこ
Nanori
せ
無
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
12 strokesFrequency 274JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ムブ
Kun
な.い
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