Word details
百里を行く者は九十を半ばとす
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 百里を行く者は九十を半ばとす.
Dictionary
Entry
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Proverb
don't count your chickens before they're hatched; there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip; consider a journey of 100 ri to be halfway completed at 90
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
百
hundred
6 strokesFrequency 163JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ヒャクビャク
Kun
もも
Nanori
おどどうなりひゃっひゅくももんどゆう
里
ri, village, parent's home, league
7 strokesFrequency 1,096JLPT N1Grade 2
On
リ
Kun
さと
Nanori
さ
行
going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
6 strokesFrequency 20JLPT N4Grade 2
On
コウギョウアン
Kun
い.くゆ.く-ゆ.き-ゆき-い.き-いきおこな.うおこ.なう
Nanori
いくなみなめみちゆきゆく
者
someone, person
8 strokesFrequency 38JLPT N3Grade 3
On
シャ
Kun
もの
九
nine
2 strokesFrequency 55JLPT N4Grade 1
On
キュウク
Kun
ここのここの.つ
Nanori
いちじくいちのくこのひさし
十
ten
2 strokesFrequency 8JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ジュウジッジュッ
Kun
とおとそ
Nanori
いかぎさしそうちとうねまるわ
半
half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
5 strokesFrequency 224JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ハン
Kun
なか.ば
Nanori
は
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