うじ
氏
　
よ
　
り
そだ
育
　
ち

expression

Proverb.
  1. nurture over nature, how one is brought up matters more than one's origins.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
うじ
氏
　
よ
　
り
そだ
育
　
ち
 氏より育ち うじよりそだち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

family name, surname, clan
シ　うじ (4th, N1)
bring up, grow up, raise
そだ.つ　イク　はぐく.む (3rd, N3)
inverted child
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)