出る釘は打たれる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
出	釘	打
で Grade: 1	くぎ Jinmeiyō	う Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

• 出(で)る杭(くい)は打(う)たれる (deru kui wa utareru)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [de̞ɾɯ̟ kɯ̟ɡʲi β̞a̠ ɯ̟ta̠ɾe̞ɾɯ̟]

Proverb

出(で)る釘(くぎ)は打(う)たれる • (deru kugi wa utareru) 

1. (idiomatic) the nail that sticks out gets hammered down