良薬口に苦し
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 良 | 薬 | 口 | 苦 |
| りょう Grade: 4 |
やく Grade: 3 |
くち Grade: 1 |
にが Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | kun'yomi | kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 良藥口に苦し (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Calque of Literary Chinese 良藥苦口 (liángyàokǔkǒu). From Kongzi Jiayu (『孔子家語』 Kōshi Kego).
Phrase
[edit]良薬口に苦し • (ryōyaku kuchi ni nigashi)
- good advice may be uncomfortable to hear
See also
[edit]Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 良 read as りょう
- Japanese terms spelled with 薬 read as やく
- Japanese terms spelled with 口 read as くち
- Japanese terms spelled with 苦 read as にが
- Japanese terms calqued from Literary Chinese
- Japanese terms derived from Literary Chinese
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese phrases
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 4 kanji