あ
　
の
こえ
声
　
で
とかげ
蜥蜴
く
食
　
ら
　
う
　
か
ほととぎす
時鳥

expression

Proverb.
  1. don't judge a book by its cover.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
　
あ
　
の
こえ
声
　
で
とかげ
蜥蜴
く
食
　
ら
　
う
　
か
ほととぎす
時鳥
 あの声で蜥蜴食らうか時鳥 あのこえでとかげくらうかほととぎす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

voice
こえ　セイ　こわ- (2nd, N3)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (4th, N1)
corpse(尸) variant
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
a lizard
シャク　セキ　とかげ (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
chop, divide, tear
セキ (9th, N1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)
lizard
エキ (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
easy, ready to, simple
イ　エキ　やす.い (5th, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
not, must not, do not
モチ　ブツ　ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
eat, food
た.べる　く.う　ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
time, hour
ジ　とき　と (2nd, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
Buddhist temple
てら　ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ