魚心あれば水心あり
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 魚 | 心 | 水 | 心 |
| うお Grade: 2 |
こころ Grade: 2 |
みず Grade: 1 |
こころ Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |||
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, "if the water is kind to the fish, the fish will be kind to the water".
Idiom
[edit]魚心あれば水心あり • (uo kokoro areba mizu kokoro ari)
- if you show someone favor, they will show favor to you in return
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- Japanese terms spelled with 魚 read as うお
- Japanese terms spelled with 心 read as こころ
- Japanese terms spelled with 水 read as みず
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
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- Japanese idioms
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms written with four Han script characters