Word Meaning 五十歩百歩

ごじっぽひゃっぽ gojippohyappo

五十歩百歩 is read as ごじっぽひゃっぽ (gojippohyappo) and means six of one, half a dozen of the other.

Meaning

English

six of one, half a dozen of the other
scant difference

Reading

Kana

ごじっぽひゃっぽ

Romaji

gojippohyappo

Writing Variants

五十歩百歩 ごじゅっぽひゃっぽ gojuppohyappo

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 91980 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

明日の百より今日の五十

あすのひゃくよりきょうのごじゅう

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

五十音

ごじゅうおん

the Japanese syllabary

五代十国

ごだいじっこく

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (of China; 907-979)

五十音図

ごじゅうおんず

the Japanese syllabary table

五風十雨

ごふうじゅうう

seasonable rains and winds

五十

い

fifty

五十三次

ごじゅうさんつぎ

fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)

五十日の祝

いかのいわい

celebration held 50 days after the birth of a child

五十年祭

ごじゅうねんさい

jubilee

五十瀬

いせ

many torrents

五十音順

ごじゅうおんじゅん

standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)

五胡十六国

ごこじゅうろっこく

Sixteen Kingdoms (collection of sovereign states in and around China; 304-439 CE)

Example Sentences

五十歩百歩。

Scant difference.