Word Meaning 三つ子の魂百まで
みつごのたましいひゃくまで
mitsugo no tamashiihyakumade
三つ子の魂百まで is read as みつごのたましいひゃくまで (mitsugo no tamashiihyakumade) and means the child is father to the man.
Meaning
English
- the child is father to the man
- the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
Reading
Kana
みつごのたましいひゃくまで
Romaji
mitsugo no tamashiihyakumade
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12諸子百家
しょしひゃっか
Hundred Schools of Thought (during China's Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period)
Example Sentences
2三つ子の魂百まで。
The child is father to the man.
三つ子の魂百までとは本当によく言ったものだ。
'The child is father to the man' is certainly well said.