児孫のために美田を買わず

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

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そん
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でん
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kan'on on'yomi on'yomi on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
兒孫のために美田を買わず (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From the following poem:

1871 January 20, Saigō Takamori, 偶成 [Impromptu]:
幾歴辛酸志始堅(幾たびか辛酸を歴て志始めて堅し)/丈夫玉碎恥甎全(丈夫は玉碎するも甎全を恥づ)/一家遺事人知否(一家の遺事人知るや否や)/不爲兒孫買美田(児孫の為に美田を買わず
Ikutabika shinsan o hete kokorozashi hajimete katashi / Jōbu wa gyokusai suru mo senzen o hazu / Ikka no iji hitoshiru ya ina ya / Jison no tame ni biden o kawazu
It is not until one faces several hardships that one's resolve hardens. / Even though a hero dies honourably, he would be ashamed of a meaningless existence. / Whether or not men know my family's words of wisdom from the deceased, / Do not buy and leave fertile, productive rice paddies for one's children and grandchildren.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑiso̞n no̞ ta̠me̞ɲ̟i bʲide̞ɰ̃ o̞ ka̠β̞a̠zɨ]

Proverb

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()(そん)ために()(でん)()わず (jison no tameni biden o kawazu

  1. leave no property for your descendants; I won't leave my property to my kids