善は急げ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
善	急
ぜん Grade: 6	いそ Grade: 3
goon	kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 善 +‎ は +‎ 急げ, literally "good things need to be carried out with haste"

Proverb

善(ぜん)は急(いそ)げ • (zen wa isoge) 

1. make hay while the sun shines, strike while the iron is hot, act on an opportunity promptly

Synonyms

• 思(おも)い立(た)ったが吉日(きちじつ) (omoitatta ga kichijitsu)