明日は我が身

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	日	我	身
あす		わ Grade: 6	み Grade: 3
Grade: 2	Grade: 1
jukujikun		kun'yomi

Etymology

Clipping of a longer version "今日(きょう)は人(ひと)の上(うえ)明日(あす)は我(わ)が身(み)の上(うえ) (kyō wa hito no ue asu wa wa ga mi no ue, literally “it is on other people today, but it will be on my body tomorrow”)"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠sɨᵝ ɰᵝa̠ ɰᵝa̠ ɡa̠ mʲi]

Phrase

明日(あす)は我(わ)が身(み) • (asu wa wa ga mi) 

1. Misfortunes can happen to anyone.