Word Meaning 下戸の建てた蔵はない

げこのたてたくらはない geko no tatetakurahanai

下戸の建てた蔵はない is read as げこのたてたくらはない (geko no tatetakurahanai) and means don't act all high and mighty just because you don't drink.

Meaning

English

  1. don't act all high and mighty just because you don't drink
  2. no teetotaler has (ever) built a storehouse

Reading

Kana

げこのたてたくらはない

Romaji

geko no tatetakurahanai

Writing Variants

  • 下戸の建てた蔵は無い げこのたてたくらはない geko no tatetakura ha nai

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 46 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 64707 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

下戸と化け物はない

げことばけものはない

everyone drinks at least a little bit

下戸

げこ

non-drinker

一戸建て

いっこだて

detached house

二戸建

にこだて

semi-detached house

戸建

こだて

(separate) house

上戸は毒を知らず下戸は薬を知らず

じょうごはどくをしらずげこはくすりをしらず

drinkers drink too much (and harm themselves in the process), nondrinkers drink too little (and miss out on the medicinal benefits of alcohol)

酔い醒めの水下戸知らず

えいさめのみずげこしらず

a teetotaler doesn't know (how tasty) water is when waking up after having been drunk

下らない

くだらない

stupid

下さい

ください

please (do for me)

下半身

かはんしん

lower half of the body

下り坂

くだりざか

downhill

下層

かそう

lower strata (classes)