Word details

言わぬは言うにまさる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 言わぬは言うにまさる.

Dictionary

Entry

言わぬは言うにまさる言わぬは言うに優るいわぬはいうにまさるExpressionGodan verbFreq #310913
1

Proverb

speech is silver, silence is golden

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

say, word

7 strokesFrequency 83JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ゲンゴン

Kun

い.うこと

Nanori

とき

tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness

17 strokesFrequency 334JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ユウ

Kun

やさ.しいすぐ.れるまさ.る

Nanori

よし

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