| ご |
|---|
| 碁 |
| に |
| こ |
|---|
| 凝 |
| る |
| と |
| おや |
|---|
| 親 |
| の |
| し |
|---|
| 死 |
| に |
| め |
|---|
| 目 |
| に |
| あ |
|---|
| 逢 |
| わ |
| ぬ |
expression
Proverb.- if you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬ | ごにこるとおやのしにめにあわぬ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
碁に凝ると親の死に目に会わぬ | ごにこるとおやのしにめにあわぬ |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
Go
ゴ (9th, N1)
congeal, freeze, stiff
こ.る ギョウ こご.らす (8th, N1)
doubt, distrust, be suspicious
ギ うたが.う (6th, N3)
doubt(疑) variant
parent, intimacy, relative
おや シン した.しい (2nd, N4)
parent(親) variant
death, die
シ し.ぬ (3rd, N4)
meeting, tryst, date
あ.う おう あい (Kentei Pre-1)