下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
下	手	鉄	砲	数	撃	当
へた		てつ > てっ Grade: 3	ほう > ぽう Grade: S	かず Grade: 2	う Grade: S	あ Grade: 2
Grade: 1	Grade: 1

Alternative spelling
下手な鐵砲も數擊てば當たる (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 下手(へた)な鉄砲(てっぽう)も数撃(かずう)ちゃ当(あ)たる (heta na teppō mo kazu ucha ataru)
• 数撃(かずう)てば当(あ)たる (kazu uteba ataru)
• 数撃(かずう)ちゃ当(あ)たる (kazu ucha ataru)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [he̞ta̠ na̠ te̞p̚po̞ː mo̞ ka̠zɨ ɯ̟te̞ba̠ a̠ta̠ɾɯ̟]

Idiom

下手(へた)な鉄(てっ)砲(ぽう)も数(かず)撃(う)てば当(あ)たる • (heta na teppō mo kazu uteba ataru) 

1. one can succeed with enough attempts, regardless of skill