Japanese Proverbs 1

Proverbs are simple and concise phrases that are widely spread among the people, most of which reflect the practical experience of working people and are usually passed down orally. Proverbs are similar to idioms, but they are colloquial and easy to understand, so let's learn ten Japanese proverbs today.

1. Elderly people's light (じょうのまんとうよりひんじゃのいっとう)

千里送鹅毛, 礼轻情谊重.

2. A leaf falls down and the world's fall is known (いちようおちててんかのあきをしる)

A leaf knows the fall.

3. One thing ga ten thousand things (いちじがばんじ)

To touch a thing and to learn from it.

4. 呪わば穴二つ(ひとをのろわばあなふたつ)

害害终害自己。

5.Three people send reba wenjushu no wisdom (さんにんよればもんじゅのちえ)

弩 三个臭皮匠顶一个诸葛亮。

6. Chest three inches on Osamu (むねさんずんにおさめる)

Not moving, hidden in the heart.

7.三寸の舌に五尺の身を死ぼす(さんずんのしたにごしゃくのみをほろぼす) Woe comes out of the mouth.

8.石の上にも三年（いしのうえにもさんねん）

水到渠成；功到自然成。

9.五十歩百歩 (ごじっぽひゃっぽ)

五十步笑百步; 半斤八两.

10.男子家を出ずれば七人のてきあり（だんしいえをいずればしちにんのてきあり）

At home a thousand days are good, but out of the house a million things are difficult.

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