魚心あれば水心あり

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
うお
Grade: 2
こころ
Grade: 2
みず
Grade: 1
こころ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, "if the water is kind to the fish, the fish will be kind to the water".

Idiom

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(うお)(こころ)あれば(みず)(こころ)あり (uo kokoro areba mizu kokoro ari

  1. if you show someone favor, they will show favor to you in return