り
俚
げん
諺

noun

Messages.form.
  1. proverb, saying.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
り
俚
げん
諺
 俚諺 りげん
り
里
げん
諺
 里諺 りげん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

rustic, ill mannered
リ　いや.しい (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
ri, village, parent's home
さと　リ　さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
proverb
ことわざ　ゲン (Kentei Pre-1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
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
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)