転ばぬ先の杖

Japanese

Kanji in this term
転	先	杖
ころ Grade: 3	さき Grade: 1	つえ Jinmeiyō

Alternative spelling
轉ばぬ先の杖 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞ɾo̞ba̠nɯ̟ sa̠kʲi no̞ t͡sɨe̞]

Proverb

転(ころ)ばぬ先(さき)の杖(つえ) • (korobanu saki no tsue) 

1. better safe than sorry, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

Synonyms

• 予防(よぼう)は治療(ちりょう)に勝(まさ)る (yobō wa chiryō ni masaru, “prevention is better than cure”)