Word Meaning 仏の顔も三度

ほとけのかおもさんど hotoke no kao mo sando

仏の顔も三度 is read as ほとけのかおもさんど (hotoke no kao mo sando) and means even the patience of a saint eventually runs out.

Meaning

English

even the patience of a saint eventually runs out
(if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed)

Reading

Kana

ほとけのかおもさんど

Romaji

hotoke no kao mo sando

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb ✓ Rank 68123 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

仏顔

ほとけがお

gentle face

短三度

たんさんど

minor third

三度

さんど

third (interval)

三審制度

さんしんせいど

three-tiered court system

三十八度線

さんじゅうはちどせん

38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea)

十三仏

じゅうさんぶつ

the thirteen buddhas, bodhisattvas and wisdom kings

三因仏性

さんいんぶっしょう

three causes of Buddha nature

三世諸仏

さんぜしょぶつ

all Buddhas of past, present and future

三尊仏

さんぞんぶつ

Buddha triad

第三度熱傷

だいさんどねっしょう

third degree burn

三度豆

さんどまめ

common bean

仏教

ぶっきょう

Buddhism

Example Sentences

仏の顔も三度。

You can only go so far.

仏の顔も三度まで。

You can only go so far.