じん
 
みっ
 
 
 

expression

Proverb.
  1. beauty is only skin-deep, one gets tired of a beauty in three days.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じん
 
みっ
 
 
 
美人は三日で飽きる びじんはみっかであきる
じん
 
みっ
 
 
 
美人は3日で飽きる びじんはみっかであきる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

beauty, beautiful
ビ うつく.しい よし (3rd, N3)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
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)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
sated, tired of, bored
あ.きる ホウ あき (8th, N1)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
wrap, pack up, cover
つつ.む ホウ くる.む (4th, N2)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)