| すみ |
|---|
| 墨 |
| は |
| が |
|---|
| 餓 |
| き |
|---|
| 鬼 |
| に |
| す |
|---|
| 磨 |
| ら |
| せ |
| 、 |
| ふで |
|---|
| 筆 |
| は |
| おに |
|---|
| 鬼 |
| に |
| も |
|---|
| 持 |
| た |
| せ |
| よ |
expression
Proverb.- grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously, let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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墨は餓鬼に磨らせ、筆は鬼に持たせよ | すみはがきにすらせふではおににもたせよ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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墨は餓鬼に磨らせ筆は鬼に持たせよ | すみはがきにすらせふではおににもたせよ |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
black ink, India ink, ink stick
すみ ボク すの (8th, N1)
starve, hungry, thirst
ガ う.える (8th, N1)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
ghost, devil
おに キ (7th, N1)
grind, polish, scour
みが.く マ す.る (9th, N2)
writing brush, writing, painting brush
ヒツ ふで はじめ (3rd, N2)