Word Meaning 仏の沙汰も銭

ほとけのさたもぜに hotoke no sata mo zeni

仏の沙汰も銭 is read as ほとけのさたもぜに (hotoke no sata mo zeni) and means money talks.

Meaning

English

  1. money talks
  2. money is the key that opens all doors
  3. even the Buddha's verdict is (decided by) money

Reading

Kana

ほとけのさたもぜに

Romaji

hotoke no sata mo zeni

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Proverb Rank 136582 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

御無沙汰

ごぶさた

not writing or contacting for a while

沙汰

さた

verdict

気違い沙汰

きちがいざた

insane behavior

裁判沙汰

さいばんざた

matter for the court

暴力沙汰

ぼうりょくざた

(committing, resorting to) an act of violence

警察沙汰

けいさつざた

matter for the police

内沙汰

うちざた

secret government business

表沙汰

おもてざた

going public (with a matter)

沙汰の外

さたのほか

absurd