急がば回れ
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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急 | 回 |
いそ Grade: 3 |
まわ Grade: 2 |
kun'yomi |
Etymology
Phrase consisting of 急が (isoga, 未然形 (imperfective form) of 急ぐ (isogu, “husten, rush”)) + ば (ba, “if, when”) + 回れ (maware, 命令形 (imperative form) of 回る (mawaru, “go round”)).
Proverb
急がば回れ • (isogaba maware)
Synonyms
- 慌てる乞食は貰いが少ない (awateru kojiki wa morai ga sukunai)
- 急いては事を仕損じる (seite wa koto o shisonjiru)