| し |
|---|
| 知 |
| ら |
| ぬ |
| ほとけ |
|---|
| 仏 |
| よ |
| り |
| な |
|---|
| 馴 |
| じ |
|---|
| 染 |
| み |
| の |
| おに |
|---|
| 鬼 |
expression
Proverb.- better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼 | しらぬほとけよりなじみのおに |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
know, wisdom
し.る チ しり (2nd, N4)
Buddha, the dead, France
ブツ ほとけ (5th, N2)
get used to, experienced, tamed
な.れる ジュン クン (Kentei Pre-1)
dye, color, paint
そめ そ.める セン (6th, N1)