- noun, usually in kana proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
諺
ことわざ
proverb
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この諺は覚える価値がある。 This proverb is worth remembering. #222061
好きな諺は何ですか? What's your favorite proverb? #3044952
ウェールズに諺があります。 In Wales we have a proverb. #228305
諺にある通り「嘘も方便」だ。 As the proverb goes, "The end justifies the means." #174666
諺に、覆水盆に返らずと言う。 The proverb says that what is done cannot be undone. #174667