きょう
強
ど
弩
　
の
すえ
末
ろ
魯
こう
縞
　
に
い
入
　
る
あた
能
　
わ
　
ず

expression

Proverb.
  1. even the strong will grow weak, (even an arrow fired from) a strong bow loses momentum until it cannot even penetrate a piece of thin silk from Lu.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きょう
強
ど
弩
　
の
すえ
末
ろ
魯
こう
縞
　
に
い
入
　
る
あた
能
　
わ
　
ず
 強弩の末魯縞に入る能わず きょうどのすえろこうにいるあたわず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

strong
つよ.い　キョウ　ゴウ (2nd, N4)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ　キュウ　こ (2nd, N1)
although(雖) variant
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
bow (arrow)
いしゆみ　ド　おおゆみ (Kentei 1)
guy, slave, manservant
やつ　ド　やっこ (7th, N1)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ　キュウ　こ (2nd, N1)
end, close, tip
マツ　すえ　バツ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
foolish, Russia
ロ　おろか (Kentei Pre-1)
fish
さかな　ギョ　うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
stripe
しま　コウ　しろぎぬ (Kentei Pre-1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
tall, high, expensive
コウ　たか.い　た (2nd, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
enter, insert
い.る　はい.る　ニュウ (1st, N5)
ability, talent, skill
ノウ　よし　の (5th, N3)
a small worm, larvae of mosquitoes, empty
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)