うお
ごころ
 
 
 
みず
ごころ

expression

Proverb.
  1. kindness begets kindness, you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, if a fish is kind to the water, the water will be kind to the fish.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
うお
ごころ
 
 
 
みず
ごころ
魚心あれば水心 うおごころあればみずごころ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fish
さかな ギョ うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)