待てば海路の日和あり

Japanese

Kanji in this term
待	海	路	日	和
ま Grade: 3	かい Grade: 2	ろ Grade: 3	ひ Grade: 1	より Grade: 3
kun'yomi	kan'on		kun'yomi	irregular

Alternative spelling
待てば海路の日和あり (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally "if you wait, there will be fair weather on a sea route".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma̠te̞ba̠ ka̠iɾo̞ no̞ çijo̞ɾʲi a̠ɾʲi]

Proverb

待(ま)てば海(かい)路(ろ)の日(ひ)和(より)あり • (mateba kairo no hiyori ari) 

1. (idiomatic) good things come to those who wait

See also

• 海(かい)路(ろ)の日和(ひより) (kairo no hiyori)