いえ
家
がら
柄
　
よ
　
り
いも
芋
がら
茎

expression

Proverb, jocular, humorous term.
  1. having food on the table is more important than having a high social standing, taro stems over family status.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
いえ
家
がら
柄
　
よ
　
り
いも
芋
がら
茎
 家柄より芋茎 いえがらよりいもがら
いえ
家
がら
柄
　
よ
　
り
いも
芋
　
が
　
ら
 家柄より芋がら いえがらよりいもがら
いえ
家
がら
柄
　
よ
　
り
いもがら
芋幹
 家柄より芋幹 いえがらよりいもがら

Contained Kanji Breakdown

house, home, family
いえ　カ　や (2nd, N4)
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)
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
シ (Kentei 1)
design, pattern, build
がら　から　え (7th, N1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
third class, 3rd, 3rd calendar sign
ひのえ　ヘイ (9th, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
inside, within, between
ナイ　うち　ダイ (2nd, N3)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
potato
いも　ウ (7th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
going, from
ウ　ク　ここに (Kentei 1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
stalk, stem
くき　ケイ　キョウ (9th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
holy, sacred
コツ　クツ　コチ
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)