鱧も一期、海老も一期

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鱧	一	期	海	老	一	期
はも Hyōgaiji	いち Grade: 1	ご Grade: 3	えび		いち Grade: 1	ご Grade: 3
			Grade: 2	Grade: 4
kun’yomi	on’yomi		jukujikun		on’yomi

Alternative spelling
鱧も一期、海老も一期 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally "a pike conger has its lifetime, a shrimp has its lifetime".

Proverb

鱧(はも)も一(いち)期(ご)、海老(えび)も一(いち)期(ご) • (hamo mo ichigo, ebi mo ichigo) 

1. each person has one life, regardless of social class or circumstances