Word Meaning 坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い

ぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい bouzunikukeryakesamadenikui

坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い is read as ぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい (bouzunikukeryakesamadenikui) and means if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for.

Meaning

English

  1. if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for
  2. hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments

Reading

Kana

ぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい

Romaji

bouzunikukeryakesamadenikui

Stroke Sequence

12 Characters • 80 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Proverb Rank 143671 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

坊主臭い

ぼうずくさい

overly pious

坊主沙魚

ぼうずはぜ

Sicyopterus japonicus (species of goby)

坊主刈り

ぼうずがり

closely cropped hair

坊主

ぼうず

not catching anything

坊主頭

ぼうずあたま

close-cropped hair

坊の主

ぼうのあるじ

master of the priests quarters

坊主殺し

ぼうずごろし

female or male prostitute serving a monk

坊主畳

ぼうずだたみ

tatami mat without a "heri" edge

坊主捲り

ぼうずめくり

bozu mekuri

坊主丸儲け

ぼうずまるもうけ

monks make pure profit

袈裟

けさ

wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)