Word Meaning 前車の覆るは後車の戒め

ぜんしゃのくつがえるはこうしゃのいましめ zensha no kutsugaeruhakousha no imashime

前車の覆るは後車の戒め is read as ぜんしゃのくつがえるはこうしゃのいましめ (zensha no kutsugaeruhakousha no imashime) and means learn wisdom from the follies of others.

Meaning

English

  1. learn wisdom from the follies of others
  2. learn from others' mistakes
  3. the toppling over of the cart in front serves as a warning for the cart behind

Reading

Kana

ぜんしゃのくつがえるはこうしゃのいましめ

Romaji

zensha no kutsugaeruhakousha no imashime

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 65 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb Rank 73501 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

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前方後円墳

ぜんぽうこうえんふん

keyhole-shaped ancient Japanese tumulus

前後

ぜんご

before and after

前後の見境もなく

ぜんごのみさかいもなく

without considering the consequences

前後関係

ぜんごかんけい

context (of a passage)

前車輪

ぜんしゃりん

front wheel

相前後する

あいぜんごする

to occur one after another

産前産後

さんぜんさんご

before and after childbirth

後続車

こうぞくしゃ

following car

前提

ぜんてい

premise

前駆

ぜんぐ

anticipation

前衛

ぜんえい

avant-garde (e.g. music)

前節

ぜんせつ

preceding paragraph, section, or verse