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proverb, saying
A traditional saying that expresses wisdom or advice.
日本には面白い諺がたくさんある。
There are many interesting proverbs in Japan.
「七転び八起き」という諺がある。
There is a proverb that goes 'Fall seven times, stand up eight.'
諺にもあるように、「継続は力なり」だ。
As the proverb says, 'Perseverance is power.'
諺には先人の知恵が詰まっている。現代でも通用するものが多い。
Proverbs are filled with the wisdom of our ancestors. Many of them are still applicable today.
外国の諺を調べてみると、文化や歴史の違いがあっても、人間の考え方には共通する部分が多いことに気づく。
When you look into foreign proverbs, you realize that despite differences in culture and history, there are many commonalities in how people think.
諺 refers to proverbs and traditional sayings.
FAMOUS JAPANESE PROVERBS:
- 七転び八起き (Fall seven times, stand up eight)
- 猿も木から落ちる (Even monkeys fall from trees)
- 継続は力なり (Persistence is power)
- 石の上にも三年 (Three years on a stone - patience pays)
- 急がば回れ (If in a hurry, go around - haste makes waste)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 諺にあるように (as the proverb says)
- 〜という諺がある (there is a proverb that says ~)
SIMILAR:
- 諺: proverb (traditional saying)
- 格言: maxim, aphorism
- 慣用句: idiomatic phrase