おう
どろ
ぼう
じき

expression

Derogatory, proverb, archaism.
  1. merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites), robbers from Ōmi, beggars from Ise.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おう
どろ
ぼう
じき
近江泥棒伊勢乞食 おうみどろぼういせこじき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

near, early, akin
ちか.い キン コン (2nd, N4)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (Late Jr. High, N1)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
creek, inlet, bay
え コウ み (Early High School, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)
mud, mire, adhere to
どろ デイ なず.む (Early High School, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
nun
あま ニ (Early High School, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
rod, stick, cane
ボウ (6th, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
observance, offer, present
ブ まつ.る ホウ (Late Jr. High, N1)
folded hands
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
Italy, that one
イ だ かれ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
an official rank
イン おさ ただ.す (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
forces, energy, military strength
セイ いきお.い せ (5th, N2)
art
ゲイ セイ う.える
clod of earth, land
リク ロク
mushroom
ロク きのこ
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
round, full (month), perfection
まる ガン ま (2nd, N2)
nine
キュウ ク ここの (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)
beg, invite, ask
こ.う コツ キツ (Late High School)
person, (人 variant)
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと- オツ イツ (Late Jr. High, N1)
eat, food
た.べる く.う ショク (2nd, N5)
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 ニチ にっ (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)