早起きは三文の徳
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 早 | 起 | 三 | 文 | 徳 |
| はや Grade: 1 |
お Grade: 3 |
さん Grade: 1 |
もん Grade: 1 |
とく Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi | on'yomi | ||
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 早起きは三文の德 (kyūjitai) 早起きは三文の得 |
Etymology
Phrase consisting of 早起き (hayaoki, “getting up early”) + は (wa, “topic marker particle”) + 三 (san, “three”) + 文 (mon, “mon, Japanese old currency”) + の (no, “genitive case marker”) + 徳 (toku, “benefit”). Literally "it is benefit of three mon to get up early."
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ha̠ja̠o̞kʲi β̞a̠ sã̠mːo̞n no̞ to̞kɯ̟]
Proverb
早起きは三文の徳 • (hayaoki wa sanmon no toku)