Word Meaning 今日は人の身明日は我が身

きょうはひとのみあすはわがみ kyou ha hito no miasu ha wa ga mi

今日は人の身明日は我が身 is read as きょうはひとのみあすはわがみ (kyou ha hito no miasu ha wa ga mi) and means what chances to one man may happen to all.

Meaning

English

  1. what chances to one man may happen to all
  2. what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow
  3. misfortunes can happen to anyone

Reading

Kana

きょうはひとのみあすはわがみ

Romaji

kyou ha hito no miasu ha wa ga mi

Stroke Sequence

12 Characters • 55 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 27873 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

明日は我が身

あすはわがみ

what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow

今明日

こんみょうにち

today and (or) tomorrow

今日明日

きょうあす

today and tomorrow

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

我が身

わがみ

you (referring to one's inferior)

明哲保身

めいてつほしん

wisdom and self-protection

今日

きょう

today

今日は

こにちは

hello

今日的

こんにちてき

modern