言うは易く行うは難し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
言	易	行	難
い Grade: 2	やす Grade: 5	おこな Grade: 2	かた Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
言うは易く行うは難し (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally "Saying [it] is easy [and] executing is difficult".

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• IPA^(key): [iɯ̟ᵝ ɰᵝa̠ ja̠sɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝ o̞ko̞na̠ɯ̟ᵝ ɰᵝa̠ ka̠ta̠ɕi]

Proverb

言(い)うは易(やす)く行(おこな)うは難(かた)し • (iu wa yasuku okonau wa katashi) 

1. it is easier said than done

Synonyms

• 言(い)うは易(やす)し (iu wa yasushi)