Word details
豚もおだてりゃ木に登る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 豚もおだてりゃ木に登る.
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Entry
豚もおだてりゃ木に登るブタもおだてりゃ木に登る豚も煽てりゃ木に登るぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼる (豚もおだてりゃ木に登る／豚も煽てりゃ木に登る)ブタもおだてりゃきにのぼる (ブタもおだてりゃ木に登る)ExpressionGodan verbFreq #186381
1
Proverb
flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
豚
pork, pig
11 strokesFrequency 1,864JLPT N1Grade 8
On
トン
Kun
ぶた
木
tree, wood
4 strokesFrequency 317JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ボクモク
Kun
きこ-
Nanori
ぐももと
登
ascend, climb up
12 strokesFrequency 566JLPT N2Grade 3
On
トウトドウショウチョウ
Kun
のぼ.るあ.がる
Nanori
たかのぼしのぼりのり
煽
fan, flap, instigate, agitate, bolster up, gulp down
14 strokes
On
セン
Kun
あお.るおだ.てるおこ.る
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