もの
物
い
言
　
え
　
ば
くちびる
唇
さむ
寒
　
し
あき
秋
　
の
かぜ
風

expression

Proverb.
  1. silence is golden.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
もの
物
い
言
　
え
　
ば
くちびる
唇
さむ
寒
　
し
あき
秋
　
の
かぜ
風
 物言えば唇寒し秋の風 ものいえばくちびるさむしあきのかぜ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

thing, object, matter
もの　ブツ　モツ (3rd, N4)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
not, must not, do not
モチ　ブツ　ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
lips
くちびる　シン (9th, N1)
sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac
たつ　シン　とき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
cold
さむ.い　カン　さ (3rd, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
together, both, neither
とも　キョウ (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
autumn
あき　シュウ　とき (2nd, N4)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ　いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
wind, air, style
かぜ　フウ　フ (2nd, N4)
commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
ボン　およ.そ　ハン (7th, N1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (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