ひゃく
 
 
きょう
今日
 
じゅう

expression

Proverb.
  1. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, fifty today is better than a hundred tomorrow.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
ひゃく
 
 
きょう
今日
 
じゅう
明日の百より今日の五十 あすのひゃくよりきょうのごじゅう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bright, light
メイ あ.かり あきら (2nd, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
hundred
ヒャク ひゃっ お (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
now
いま コン キン (2nd, N5)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
fu
five
ゴ いつ さ (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)