し
知
　
ら
　
ぬ
かみ
神
　
よ
　
り
な
馴
じ
染
　
み
　
の
おに
鬼

expression

Proverb.
  1. better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, better the ogre you know than the god you don't.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
し
知
　
ら
　
ぬ
かみ
神
　
よ
　
り
な
馴
じ
染
　
み
　
の
おに
鬼
 知らぬ神より馴染みの鬼 しらぬかみよりなじみのおに

Contained Kanji Breakdown

know, wisdom
し.る　チ　しり (2nd, N4)
dart, arrow
や　シ (2nd, N1)
person, (人 variant)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
gods, mind, soul
かみ　シン　かぐ (3rd, N3)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
シ
have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM
もう.す　シン　さる (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
get used to, experienced, tamed
な.れる　ジュン　クン (Kentei Pre-1)
horse
ま　バ　うま (2nd, N3)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ　セン　か (1st, N5)
dye, color, paint
そめ　そ.める　セン (6th, N1)
spring
キ　キュウ　グ
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
nine
キュウ　ク　ここの (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
ghost, devil
おに　キ (Early Jr. High, N1)
head or face of a ghost, spirit, or demon
フツ　フチ　ヒ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)