はか
 
 
 
 
 
せい
 

expression, Godan verb

Proverb.
  1. cut your coat according to your cloth.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
はか
 
 
 
 
 
せい
 
入るを量りて出ずるを制す いるをはかりていずるをせいす
 
 
はか
 
 
 
 
 
せい
 
入るを計りて出ずるを制す いるをはかりていずるをせいす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

enter, insert
い.る はい.る ニュウ (1st, N5)
quantity, measure, weight
リョウ はか.る かず (4th, N2)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
exit, leave, go out
で.る だ.す シュツ (1st, N5)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
system, law, rule
セイ (5th, N3)
cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ