やま
山
たか
高
　
き
　
が
ゆえ
故
　
に
たっと
貴
　
か
　
ら
　
ず

expression

Proverb.
  1. don't judge a book by its cover, a mountain is not to be honored just because it is high.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
やま
山
たか
高
　
き
　
が
ゆえ
故
　
に
たっと
貴
　
か
　
ら
　
ず
 山高きが故に貴からず やまたかきがゆえにたっとからず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
tall, high, expensive
コウ　たか.い　た (2nd, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
happenstance, especially, intentionally
コ　ゆえ　ふる.い (5th, N1)
old
コ　ふる.い　ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
precious, value, prize
キ　ぎ　とうと.い (6th, N1)
only used in personal names
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
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)