おう
近
み
江
どろ
泥
ぼう
棒
い
伊
せ
勢
こ
乞
じき
食

expression

Derogatory, proverb, archaism.
  1. merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites), robbers from Ōmi, beggars from Ise.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おう
近
み
江
どろ
泥
ぼう
棒
い
伊
せ
勢
こ
乞
じき
食
 近江泥棒伊勢乞食 おうみどろぼういせこじき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

near, early, akin
ちか.い　キン　コン (2nd, N4)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)
creek, inlet, bay
え　コウ　み (9th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ　ク　もく (2nd, N4)
mud, mire, adhere to
どろ　デイ　なず.む (9th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
nun
あま　ニ (9th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
rod, stick, cane
ボウ (6th, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
observance, offer, present
ブ　まつ.る　ホウ (8th, N1)
folded hands
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
Italy, that one
イ　だ　かれ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
an official rank
イン　おさ　ただ.す (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
forces, energy, military strength
セイ　いきお.い　せ (5th, N2)
art
ゲイ　セイ　う.える
clod of earth, land
リク　ロク
mushroom
ロク　きのこ
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
round, full (month), perfection
まる　ガン　ま (2nd, N2)
nine
キュウ　ク　ここの (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)
beg, invite, ask
こ.う　コツ　キツ (11th)
person(人) variant
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと-　オツ　イツ (8th, N1)
eat, food
た.べる　く.う　ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant