ほとけ
仏
　
の
かお
顔
　
も
さん
三
ど
度

expression

Proverb.
  1. even the patience of a saint eventually runs out, (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほとけ
仏
　
の
かお
顔
　
も
さん
三
ど
度
 仏の顔も三度 ほとけのかおもさんど

Contained Kanji Breakdown

Buddha, the dead, France
ブツ　ほとけ (5th, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
face, expression
かお　ガン (2nd, N3)
lad, boy (ancient)
ひこ　こ　ゲン (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
give birth, bring forth, produce
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)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
page, leaf
ケツ　ぺえじ　おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (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 (8th, N1)