Word details

藁で束ねても男は男

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 藁で束ねても男は男.

Dictionary

Entry

藁で束ねても男は男わらでたばねてもおとこはおとこExpression
1

Proverb

rich or poor, a man is a man; a man whose hair is tied with straw is still a man

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

straw

17 strokesFrequency 2,488Grade 9

On

コウ

Kun

わら

bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control

7 strokesFrequency 918JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ソク

Kun

たばたば.ねるつかつか.ねる

male

7 strokesFrequency 240JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ダンナン

Kun

おとこ

Nanori

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