お
起
　
き
　
て
はん
半
じょう
畳
ね
寝
　
て
いち
一
じょう
畳

expression

Proverb.
  1. one should be satisfied without desiring more wealth and rank than necessary, waking, half a tatami mat; sleeping, a single tatami mat.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
お
起
　
き
　
て
はん
半
じょう
畳
ね
寝
　
て
いち
一
じょう
畳
 起きて半畳寝て一畳 おきてはんじょうねていちじょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

rouse, wake up, get up
お.きる　キ　おこ.す (3rd, N4)
run
はし.る　ソウ　はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)
half, middle, odd number
ハン　なか.ば　は (2nd, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
tatami mat, counter for tatami mats, fold
たた.む　たたみ　ジョウ (7th, N2)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
suitable, right, fitting
ギ　よろ.しい
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
moreover, also, furthermore
か.つ　ショ　ソ (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
lie down, sleep, rest
ね.る　シン　い.ぬ (7th, 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)
half of tree trunk, rad. no. 90
to invade
snout, hand
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)