たて
盾
　
の
りょう
両
めん
面
　
を
み
見
　
よ

expression

Proverb.
  1. look at both sides of the thing, look at both sides of the shield.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
たて
盾
　
の
りょう
両
めん
面
　
を
み
見
　
よ
 盾の両面を見よ たてのりょうめんをみよ
たて
楯
　
の
りょう
両
めん
面
　
を
み
見
　
よ
 楯の両面を見よ たてのりょうめんをみよ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

shield, escutcheon, pretext
たて　ジュン (Early Jr. High, N1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
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)
mask, face, features
メン　おも　つら (3rd, N3)
cliff, (厂 variant)
to turn around, to return, to go back
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ　コク (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
see, hopes, chances
み.る　ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)