明日の百より今日の五十
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 明 | 日 | 百 | 今 | 日 | 五 | 十 |
| あす | ひゃく Grade: 1 |
きょう | ご Grade: 1 |
じゅう Grade: 1 | ||
| Grade: 2 | Grade: 1 | Grade: 2 | Grade: 1 | |||
| jukujikun | on'yomi | jukujikun | on'yomi | |||
Etymology
Literally, “today's 50 over tomorrow's 100”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a̠sɨ no̞ ça̠kɯ̟ jo̞ɾʲi kʲo̞ː no̞ ɡo̞ʑɨː]
Proverb
明日の百より今日の五十 • (asu no hyaku yori kyō no gojū)
References
- “〈明日〉の百より〈今日〉の五十”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025