そう
創
ぎょう
業
　
は
やす
易
　
く
しゅ
守
せい
成
　
は
かた
難
　
し

expression

Proverb.
  1. it is easy to start an enterprise but hard to maintain it.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
そう
創
ぎょう
業
　
は
やす
易
　
く
しゅ
守
せい
成
　
は
かた
難
　
し
 創業は易く守成は難し そうぎょうはやすくしゅせいはかたし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

genesis, wound, injury
ソウ　つく.る　ショウ (6th, N1)
godown, warehouse, storehouse
くら　ソウ (4th, N1)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
door, house
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
business, vocation, arts
ギョウ　わざ　ゴウ (3rd, N4)
business(業) variant
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wooden instrument
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ　いま.だ　ビ (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
easy, ready to, simple
イ　エキ　やす.い (5th, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
not, must not, do not
モチ　ブツ　ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
guard, protect, defend
まも.る　シュ　もり (3rd, 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)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)
turn into, become, get
セイ　な.る　ジョウ (4th, N3)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ　ボ　ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
hooked enclosure
difficult, impossible, trouble
ナン　むずか.しい　かた.い (6th, N3)
the violet(菫) variant
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
husband, man
フ　おっと　フウ (4th, N3)
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)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)