本木にまさる末木なし
本木に勝る末木なし
Readings
もときにまさるうらきなし
motokinimasaruurakinashi
motokinimasaruurakinashi
English
Expression
Proverb
of soup and love, the first is the best, one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse
Proverb
of soup and love, the first is the best, one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse Your personal translations
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Kanjis
本 ON: ホン KUN: もと
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Stroke: 5 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-5-3 FC: 5023.3
木 ON: ボク, モク KUN: き, こ-
tree, wood
Stroke: 4 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-4-3 FC: 4090.0
末 ON: マツ, バツ KUN: すえ, うら, うれ
end, close, tip, powder, posterity
Stroke: 5 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 4-5-3 FC: 5090.0
勝 ON: ショウ KUN: か.つ, -が.ち, まさ.る, すぐ.れる, かつ
victory, win, prevail, excel
Stroke: 12 Grade: 3 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-4-8 FC: 7922.2
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Stroke: 5 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-5-3 FC: 5023.3
木 ON: ボク, モク KUN: き, こ-
tree, wood
Stroke: 4 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-4-3 FC: 4090.0
末 ON: マツ, バツ KUN: すえ, うら, うれ
end, close, tip, powder, posterity
Stroke: 5 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 4-5-3 FC: 5090.0
勝 ON: ショウ KUN: か.つ, -が.ち, まさ.る, すぐ.れる, かつ
victory, win, prevail, excel
Stroke: 12 Grade: 3 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-4-8 FC: 7922.2