腹八分目に医者要らず
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 腹 | 八 | 分 | 目 | 医 | 者 | 要 |
| はら Grade: 6 |
はち Grade: 1 |
ぶん Grade: 2 |
め Grade: 1 |
い Grade: 3 |
しゃ Grade: 3 |
い Grade: 4 |
| kun’yomi | on’yomi | kun’yomi | ||||
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 腹八分目に醫者要らず (kyūjitai) 腹八分目に医者いらず |
Etymology[edit]
Compound of 腹 + 八分 + 目 + に + 医者 + 要らず (“negative continuative form of the verb 要る (iru)”), literally "one need not to see doctor if eating only 80% full"
Proverb[edit]
腹八分目に医者要らず • (hara hachibun me ni isha irazu)
- eat moderately to avoid the doctor
See also[edit]
- 暴飲暴食 (bōinbōshoku)
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 腹 read as はら
- Japanese terms spelled with 八 read as はち
- Japanese terms spelled with 分 read as ぶん
- Japanese terms spelled with 目 read as め
- Japanese terms spelled with 医 read as い
- Japanese terms spelled with 者 read as しゃ
- Japanese terms spelled with 要 read as い
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese proverbs
- Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji
- Japanese terms written with seven Han script characters