あき
秋
　
の
ひ
日
　
は
つるべ
釣瓶
お
落
　
と
　
し

expression

Proverb.
  1. the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あき
秋
　
の
ひ
日
　
は
つるべ
釣瓶
お
落
　
と
　
し
 秋の日は釣瓶落とし あきのひはつるべおとし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
angling, fish, catch
つ.る　つり　チョウ (9th, N1)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
ladle, one tenth of a go, dip
シャク (N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
bottle, vial, jar
ビン　へい　かめ (9th, N2)
put together
ヘイ　ヒョウ　あわ.せる (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
tile, gram
かわら　ガ　ぐらむ (11th)
fall, drop, come down
お.ちる　ラク　おち (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
Kyoto, the capital
ラク (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
each, every, either
カク　おのおの　かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)