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Proverb.
  1. there is a suitable spouse for everyone, every Jack has his Jill, a mended lid for a cracked pot.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
割れ鍋に綴じ蓋 われなべにとじぶた
 
 
 
 
割れ鍋にとじ蓋 われなべにとじぶた
 
 
 
破れ鍋に綴じ蓋 われなべにとじぶた
 
破鍋に綴蓋 われなべにとじぶた
 
 
 
割れ鍋に閉じ蓋 われなべにとじぶた

Contained Kanji Breakdown

proportion, comparatively, divide
わ.る わり カツ (6th, N3)
harm, injury
ガイ (4th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
life (生) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
pot, pan, kettle
なべ カ (11th)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
crooked mouth, evil, dishonest
カイ ケ クウ (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
compose, spell, write
つづ.る つづり と.じる (Kentei Pre-1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
concatenate, compose, covered in a gauze like net
テイ テツ テチ
pair, set, comparison
ソウ ふた たぐい (8th, N2)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
cover, lid, flap
ふた ガイ けだ.し (11th)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
come together, congregate, meet
コウ おお.う なんぞ (Kentei 1)
gone, past, quit
さ.る コ キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
dish, a helping, plate
さら ベイ (3rd, N2)