| ま | 
|---|
| 待 | 
| て | 
| ば | 
| かん | 
|---|
| 甘 | 
| ろ | 
|---|
| 露 | 
| の | 
| ひ | 
|---|
| 日 | 
| より | 
|---|
| 和 | 
| あ | 
| り | 
expression
Proverb.- good things come to those who wait, if you wait, there will come a fine day of nectar (falling from the sky).
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 | 待てば甘露の日和あり | まてばかんろのひよりあり | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
wait, depend on
ま.つ タイ まち (3rd, N4)
sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い カン うま.い (7th, N2)
dew, tears, expose
ロ ロウ つゆ (7th, N1)
path, route, road
ロ みち -じ (3rd, N3)