多々益々善し
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 多 | 多 | 益 | 益 | 善 |
| た Grade: 2 |
た Grade: 2 |
ます Grade: 5 |
ます Grade: 5 |
よ Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi | kun'yomi | |||
Etymology
[edit]Calque of Literary Chinese 多多益善 (duōduōyìshàn).
Idiom
[edit]多々益々善し • (ta ta masu masu yoshi)
- The more the better.
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.
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- Japanese terms spelled with 多 read as た
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