将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ
Readings
しょうをいんとほっすればまずうまをいよ
shouwointohossurebamazuumawoiyo
shouwointohossurebamazuumawoiyo
English
Expression
Proverb
do not shoot straight for the top, he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin, if you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse
Proverb
do not shoot straight for the top, he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin, if you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse Your personal translations
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Kanjis
将 ON: ショウ, ソウ KUN: まさ.に, はた, まさ, ひきい.る, もって
leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
Stroke: 10 Grade: 6 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-3-7 FC: 3714.4
射 ON: シャ KUN: い.る, さ.す, う.つ
shoot, shine into, onto, archery
Stroke: 10 Grade: 6 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-7-3 FC: 2420.0
欲 ON: ヨク KUN: ほっ.する, ほ.しい
longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
Stroke: 11 Grade: 6 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-7-4 FC: 8768.8
先 ON: セン KUN: さき, ま.ず
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Stroke: 6 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 2-4-2 FC: 2421.1
馬 ON: バ KUN: うま, うま-, ま
horse
Stroke: 10 Grade: 2 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 3-6-4 FC: 7132.2
leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
Stroke: 10 Grade: 6 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-3-7 FC: 3714.4
射 ON: シャ KUN: い.る, さ.す, う.つ
shoot, shine into, onto, archery
Stroke: 10 Grade: 6 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-7-3 FC: 2420.0
欲 ON: ヨク KUN: ほっ.する, ほ.しい
longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
Stroke: 11 Grade: 6 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-7-4 FC: 8768.8
先 ON: セン KUN: さき, ま.ず
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Stroke: 6 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 2-4-2 FC: 2421.1
馬 ON: バ KUN: うま, うま-, ま
horse
Stroke: 10 Grade: 2 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 3-6-4 FC: 7132.2