こう
弘
ぼう
法
ふで
筆
　
を
えら
選
　
ば
　
ず

expression

Proverb.
  1. a good workman does not blame his tools.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こう
弘
ぼう
法
ふで
筆
　
を
えら
選
　
ば
　
ず
 弘法筆を選ばず こうぼうふでをえらばず
こう
弘
ぼう
法
ふで
筆
　
を
えら
択
　
ば
　
ず
 弘法筆を択ばず こうぼうふでをえらばず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

vast, broad, wide
ひろし　グ　コウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ　キュウ　こ (2nd, N1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
method, law, rule
ホウ　ハッ　ほ (4th, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
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)
writing brush, writing, painting brush
ヒツ　ふで　はじめ (3rd, N2)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
brush, finally, self
イチ　イツ　ふで (Kentei 1)
pen radical
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
elect, select, choose
セン　えら.ぶ　え.る (4th, N3)
southeast
たつみ　ソン (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)
together, both, neither
とも　キョウ (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)