朝に道を聞かば夕べに死すとも可なり
Contents
JapaneseEdit
| Kanji in this term | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 朝 | 道 | 聞 | 夕 | 死 | 可 |
| あした Grade: 2 |
みち Grade: 2 |
き Grade: 2 |
ゆう Grade: 1 |
し Grade: 3 |
か Grade: 5 |
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Chinese 朝聞道、夕死可矣.
ProverbEdit
朝に道を聞かば夕べに死すとも可なり (hiragana あしたにみちをきかばゆうべにしすともかなり, romaji ashita ni michi o kikaba yūbe ni shisu tomo ka nari)
- One has not lived in vain if he dies after he is told of the true path.
ReferencesEdit
- The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.