Word Meaning 女は弱しされど母は強し

おんなはよわしされどはははつよし onna ha yowashisaredoha ha hatsuyoshi

女は弱しされど母は強し is read as おんなはよわしされどはははつよし (onna ha yowashisaredoha ha hatsuyoshi) and means though the woman is weak, the mother is strong.

Meaning

English

  1. though the woman is weak, the mother is strong

Reading

Kana

おんなはよわしされどはははつよし

Romaji

onna ha yowashisaredoha ha hatsuyoshi

Writing Variants

  • 女は弱し然れど母は強し おんなはよわしされどはははつよし onna ha yowashisaredoha ha hatsuyoshi

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 46 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 66304 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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strength and weakness

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one strong, many weak

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dynamics

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dynamics mark

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feminine poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)

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attack your enemy's strength with your weakness

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