Japanese Proverbs

Type: Proverb
Results: 1–10 of 34
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ならうよりなれよ (Narau yori nare yo)

Practice makes perfect / Experience is the best teacher

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てつはあついうちにうて (Tetsu wa atsui uchi ni ute)

Strike while the iron is hot

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いしにたつや (Ishi ni tatsu ya)

Where there’s a will, there’s a way

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ひゃくりのみちもくじゅうくりをもってなかばとす (Hyakuri no michi mo kujūkyūri wo motte nakaba to su)

The last mile is the hardest

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がくもんにおうどうなし (Gakumon ni ōdō nashi)

There is no royal road to learning

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まてばかいろのひよりあり (Mateba kairo no hiyori ari)

All things come to those who wait / Good things come to those who wait

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あんずるよりうむがやすし (Anzuru yori umu ga yasushi)

It's easier done than said / It's easier to do than to worry

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せんりのみちもいっぽから (Senri no michi mo ippo kara)

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

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けいぞくはちからなり (Keizoku wa chikara nari)

Practice makes perfect / Perseverance is power

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まかぬたねははえぬ (Makanu tane wa haenu)

You reap what you sow / Nothing comes from nothing