Word Meaning 匹夫も志を奪うべからず

ひっぷもこころざしをうばうべからず hippu mo kokorozashi o ubaubekarazu

匹夫も志を奪うべからず is read as ひっぷもこころざしをうばうべからず (hippu mo kokorozashi o ubaubekarazu) and means one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man.

Meaning

English

  1. one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man
  2. a person's will should be respected
  3. even a menial deserves his convictions

Reading

Kana

ひっぷもこころざしをうばうべからず

Romaji

hippu mo kokorozashi o ubaubekarazu

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 49 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb Rank 115329 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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匹夫匹婦

ひっぷひっぷ

coarse men and women

匹夫

ひっぷ

(humble) man

匹夫の勇

ひっぷのゆう

rash courage

匹敵

ひってき

to be a match for

counter for horses

ひき

counter for horses

大丈夫

だいじょぶ

great man

同志

どうし

comrade

意志

いし

will

こころざし

gift (as a token of gratitude)

奪う

うばう

to absorb (one's attention)

丈夫

じょうぶ

healthy