いっ
一
とう
盗
に
二
ひ
婢
さん
三
しょう
妾
し
四
ぎ
妓
ご
五
さい
妻

expression

Proverb.
  1. (the most thrilling relationships for a man are) another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
いっ
一
とう
盗
に
二
ひ
婢
さん
三
しょう
妾
し
四
ぎ
妓
ご
五
さい
妻
 一盗二婢三妾四妓五妻 いっとうにひさんしょうしぎごさい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
steal, rob, pilfer
ぬす.む　トウ (7th, N3)
next, order, sequence
つぎ　ジ　つ.ぐ (3rd, N3)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ　か.ける　ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
dish, a helping, plate
さら　ベイ (3rd, N2)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
maidservant
ヒ　はしため (Kentei 1)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
lowly, base, vile
ヒ　いや.しい (8th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
concubine
そばめ　ショウ　めかけ (Kentei Pre-1)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
four
よん　シ　よ (1st, N5)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ　コク (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
stretch, singing girl, geisha
ギ　わざおぎ　うたいめ (Kentei Pre-1)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
branch, support, sustain
シ　ささ.える　つか.える (5th, N3)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
five
ゴ　いつ　さ (1st, N5)
wife, spouse
つま　サイ　ずま (5th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
pen radical
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)