魚心あれば水心あり

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魚 心 水 心
うお
Grade: 2 		こころ
Grade: 2 		みず
Grade: 1 		こころ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

  • 魚心あれば水心

Etymology

Literally, "if the water is kind to the fish, the fish will be kind to the water".

Idiom

魚(うお)心(こころ)あれば水(みず)心(こころ)あり • (uo kokoro areba mizu kokoro ari) 

  1. if you show someone favor, they will show favor to you in return
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