| とら |
|---|
| 虎 |
| は |
| し |
|---|
| 死 |
| し |
| て |
| かわ |
|---|
| 皮 |
| を |
| とど |
|---|
| 留 |
| め |
| ひと |
|---|
| 人 |
| は |
| し |
|---|
| 死 |
| し |
| て |
| な |
|---|
| 名 |
| を |
| のこ |
|---|
| 残 |
| す |
expression, Godan verb
Proverb.- he has not lived that lives not after death, the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it, tigers leave their hide when they die; men leave their name.
Variations
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虎は死して皮を留め人は死して名を残す | とらはししてかわをとどめひとはししてなをのこす |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
tiger, drunkard
とら コ たけ (11th, N1)
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
コ (Kentei 1)
death, die
シ し.ぬ (3rd, N4)
pelt, skin, hide
かわ ヒ (3rd, N2)
detain, fasten, halt
ル とめ と.める (5th, N3)
remainder, leftover, balance
のこ.る ザン そこな.う (4th, N3)