転ばぬ先の杖

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ころ
Grade: 3
さき
Grade: 1
つえ
Jinmeiyō
Alternative spelling
轉ばぬ先の杖 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ko̞ɾo̞ba̠nɯ̟ᵝ sa̠kʲi no̞ t͡sɨᵝe̞]

Proverb

(ころ)ばぬ(さき)(つえ) (korobanu saki no tsue

  1. better safe than sorry, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure