Word Meaning 君子は豹変す

くんしはひょうへんす kunshi ha hyouhensu

君子は豹変す is read as くんしはひょうへんす (kunshi ha hyouhensu) and means the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor.

Meaning

English

  1. the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
  2. a wise man changes his mind, a fool never
  3. the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances

Reading

Kana

くんしはひょうへんす

Romaji

kunshi ha hyouhensu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 149132 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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君子豹変す

くんしひょうへんす

A wise man changes his mind, a fool never

君子豹変

くんしひょうへん

the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor

君子

くんし

person of high rank

君子は器ならず

くんしはきならず

a true gentleman is well-rounded

君子蘭

くんしらん

clivia (esp. drooping clivia, Clivia nobilis)

士君子

しくんし

gentleman

聖人君子

せいじんくんし

person of lofty virtue

四君子

しくんし

the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)

偽君子

ぎくんし

hypocrite