憎まれっ子世に憚る
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 憎 | 子 | 世 | 憚 |
| にく Grade: S |
こ Grade: 1 |
よ Grade: 3 |
はばか Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi | |||
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 憎まれっ子世に憚る (kyūjitai) 憎まれっ子世にはばかる |
Proverb
憎まれっ子世に憚る • (nikumarekko yo ni habakaru)
- ill weeds grow apace
References
- “憎まれっ子世に▲憚る”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025