つき
月
み
満
　
つ
　
れ
　
ば
すなわ
則
　
ち
か
虧
　
く

expression

Proverb.
  1. every tide has its ebb.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
つき
月
み
満
　
つ
　
れ
　
ば
すなわ
則
　
ち
か
虧
　
く
 月満つれば則ち虧く つきみつればすなわちかく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
full, fullness, enough
マン　み.ちる　みつる (4th, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)
リョウ　てる　ふたつ (3rd, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
rule, follow, based on
ソク　のり　のっと.る (5th, N2)
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
wane (moon)
キ　か.ける (Kentei 1)
to be lacking, to be deficient
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
コ (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)