Word details
良禽は木を択んで棲む
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 良禽は木を択んで棲む.
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Entry
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Proverb
a wise retainer chooses a great lord to serve; a wise bird chooses a good tree in which to roost
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
良
good, pleasing, skilled
7 strokesFrequency 501JLPT N2Grade 4
On
リョウ
Kun
よ.い-よ.いい.い-い.い
Nanori
じながまことよしらりょろう
禽
bird, captive, capture
13 strokesGrade 9
On
キン
Kun
とりとりこ
木
tree, wood
4 strokesFrequency 317JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ボクモク
Kun
きこ-
Nanori
ぐももと
択
choose, select, elect, prefer
7 strokesFrequency 847JLPT N1Grade 8
On
タク
Kun
えら.ぶ
棲
live, dwell
12 strokesGrade 9
On
セイ
Kun
す.む
Nanori
ずみ
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