| うし |
|---|
| 牛 |
| に |
| ひ |
| か |
| れ |
| て |
| ぜん |
|---|
| 善 |
| こう |
|---|
| 光 |
| じ |
|---|
| 寺 |
| まい |
|---|
| 参 |
| り |
expression, noun
Idiomatic expression.- doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of someone else, being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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牛にひかれて善光寺参り | うしにひかれてぜんこうじまいり | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
牛に引かれて善光寺参り | うしにひかれてぜんこうじまいり |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
virtuous, good, goodness
ゼン よ.い よし.とする (6th, N1)
ray, light
ひかり コウ ひか.る (2nd, N3)
Buddhist temple
てら ジ (2nd, N2)
nonplussed, three (in documents), going
サン まい.る シン (4th, N3)