坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||||
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坊 | 主 | 憎 | 袈 | 裟 | 憎 |
ぼう Grade: S |
す > ず Grade: 3 |
にく Grade: S |
け Jinmeiyō |
さ Jinmeiyō |
にく Grade: S |
goon | kun’yomi | goon | kan’on | kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
Literally “hate a monk, and you will hate his very robes”.
Idiom edit
坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い • (bōzu nikukerya kesa made nikui)
- love me, love my dog; hating everything about a person