Word Meaning ペンは剣よりも強し

ぺんはけんよりもつよし penhakenyorimotsuyoshi

ペンは剣よりも強し is read as ぺんはけんよりもつよし (penhakenyorimotsuyoshi) and means the pen is mightier than the sword.

Meaning

English

  1. the pen is mightier than the sword

Reading

Kana

ぺんはけんよりもつよし

Romaji

penhakenyorimotsuyoshi

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 101453 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

女は弱しされど母は強し

おんなはよわしされどはははつよし

though the woman is weak, the mother is strong

強烈

きょうれつ

strong

剣道

けんどう

kendo

けん

bayonet

真剣

しんけん

real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

剣客

けんかく

master swordsman

強奪

ごうだつ

robbery

頑強

がんきょう

stubborn

刀剣

とうけん

sword

強請る

ねだる

to beg

強壮

きょうそう

able-bodied

強豪

きょうごう

overwhelming strength

Example Sentences

1

The pen is mightier than the sword.