なな
七
たび
度
たず
尋
　
ね
　
て
ひと
人
　
を
うたが
疑
　
え

expression

Proverb.
  1. search thoroughly for something lost before you suspect someone of stealing it, be on sure ground before you accuse someone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
なな
七
たび
度
たず
尋
　
ね
　
て
ひと
人
　
を
うたが
疑
　
え
 七度尋ねて人を疑え ななたびたずねてひとをうたがえ
しち
七
ど
度
たず
尋
　
ね
　
て
ひと
人
　
を
うたが
疑
　
え
 七度尋ねて人を疑え しちどたずねてひとをうたがえ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

seven
なな　シチ　なの (1st, N5)
degrees, occurrence, time
ド　タク　たび (3rd, N4)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
inquire, fathom, look for
ひろ　ジン　たず.ねる (Early Jr. High, N1)
snout, hand
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ　ク　もく (2nd, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
doubt, distrust, be suspicious
ギ　うたが.う (6th, N3)
doubt, (疑 variant)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
dart, arrow
や　シ (2nd, N1)
person, (人 variant)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
head, counter for animals
ヒキ　ショ　ソ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)