三人寄れば文殊の知恵

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	人	寄	文	殊	知	恵
さん Grade: 1	にん Grade: 1	よ Grade: 5	もん Grade: 1	しゅ > じゅ Grade: S	ち Grade: 2	え Grade: S

Alternative spelling
三人寄れば文殊の知惠 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さんにん・よれば・もんじゅの・ちえ [sàńníń yòréꜜbà mòńjú nó chìéꜜ] (Heiban + Nakadaka + Heiban + Odaka – [0]+[2]+[0]+[2])
• IPA^(key): [sã̠ɲ̟ːiɰ̃ jo̞ɾe̞ba̠ mõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑɨ no̞ t͡ɕie̞]

Idiom

三(さん)人(にん)寄(よ)れば文(もん)殊(じゅ)の知(ち)恵(え) • (sannin yoreba monju no chie) 

1. two heads are better than one

References

• “三人寄れば文殊の知恵”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026