Word details

逃げた魚は大きい

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 逃げた魚は大きい.

Dictionary

Entry

逃げた魚は大きいにげたさかなはおおきい~い Adj.Expression
1

Proverb

the biggest fish is always the one that got away

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free

8 strokesFrequency 931JLPT N2Grade 8

On

トウ

Kun

に.げるに.がすのが.すのが.れる

fish

11 strokesFrequency 1,208JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ギョ

Kun

うおさかな-ざかな

Nanori

large, big

3 strokesFrequency 7JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ダイタイ

Kun

おお-おお.きい-おお.いに

Nanori

うふおうたかしともはじめひろひろしまさまさるもと

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