郷に入りては郷に従え

Japanese

Kanji in this term
郷	入	郷	従
ごう Grade: 6	い Grade: 1	ごう Grade: 6	したが Grade: 6

Alternative spelling
鄕に入りては鄕に從え (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 郷に入っては郷に従え

Etymology

Literally “entering the countryside, follow the custom [thereof].”

Proverb

郷(ごう)に入(い)りては郷(ごう)に従(したが)え • (gō ni irite wa gō ni shitagae) 

1. when in Rome, do as the Romans do