Word Meaning 出る釘は打たれる

でるくぎはうたれる derukugi ha utareru

出る釘は打たれる is read as でるくぎはうたれる (derukugi ha utareru) and means tall trees catch much wind.

Meaning

English

  1. tall trees catch much wind
  2. people that excel at something become disliked
  3. the nail that sticks out gets hammered down
  4. people that stick out too much get punished

Reading

Kana

でるくぎはうたれる

Romaji

derukugi ha utareru

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 153948 Priority Y

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打って出る

うってでる

to launch oneself upon

打ち出す

うちだす

to emboss

打ち出し

うちだし

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出掛ける

でかける

to be about to leave

出る

でる

to be produced

出来る

できる

to become pregnant

出来上がる

できあがる

to be very drunk

出過ぎる

ですぎる

to stick out too much

出迎える

でむかえる

to meet

出遅れる

でおくれる

to get a late start

出回る

でまわる

to appear on the market

出生

しゅっせい

birth