Word Meaning 天は二物を与えず

てんはにぶつをあたえず ten ha nibutsu o ataezu

天は二物を与えず is read as てんはにぶつをあたえず (ten ha nibutsu o ataezu) and means God doesn't give with both hands.

Meaning

English

  1. God doesn't give with both hands
  2. God does not give two gifts
  3. heaven does not grant people more than one talent

Reading

Kana

てんはにぶつをあたえず

Romaji

ten ha nibutsu o ataezu

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 97880 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

天に二物を与えられた

てんににぶつをあたえられた

gifted with two things (usu. beauty and intelligence)

天然記念物

てんねんきねんぶつ

natural monument

天与の資

てんよのし

natural endowment

天与

てんよ

godsend

二天一流

にてんいちりゅう

style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords

現物給与

げんぶつきゅうよ

salary paid in kind

薬物投与

やくぶつとうよ

drug administration

二年生植物

にねんせいしょくぶつ

biennial plant

第二種郵便物

だいにしゅゆうびんぶつ

second-class mail

天井知らず

てんじょうしらず

skyrocketing (prices)

天然

てんねん

natural airhead