しょう
将
　
を
い
射
　
ん
　
と
ほっ
欲
　
す
　
れ
　
ば
ま
先
　
ず
うま
馬
　
を
い
射
　
よ

expression

Proverb.
  1. do not shoot straight for the top, he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin, if you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
将
　
を
い
射
　
ん
　
と
ほっ
欲
　
す
　
れ
　
ば
ま
先
　
ず
うま
馬
　
を
い
射
　
よ
 将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ しょうをいんとほっすればまずうまをいよ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

leader, commander, general
ショウ　はた　まさ.に (6th, N2)
half of tree trunk, rad. no. 90
handful, pinch
リン　リチ　リツ
claw radical (no. 87)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)
shoot, shine into, onto
シャ　い.る　さ.す (6th, N1)
somebody, person, one's station in life
シン　み (3rd)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
rising stroke
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)
longing, covetousness, greed
ほ.しい　ヨク　ほっ.する (6th, N3)
valley
たに　や　コク (2nd, N2)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ　か.ける　ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
before, ahead, previous
セン　さき　ま.ず (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
horse
ま　バ　うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ