Word Meaning 将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ

しょうをいんとほっすればまずうまをいよ shou o intohossurebamazuuma o i yo

将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ is read as しょうをいんとほっすればまずうまをいよ (shou o intohossurebamazuuma o i yo) and means do not shoot straight for the top.

Meaning

English

do not shoot straight for the top
he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin
if you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse

Reading

Kana

しょうをいんとほっすればまずうまをいよ

Romaji

shou o intohossurebamazuuma o i yo

Stroke Sequence

15 Characters • 81 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb ✓ Rank 77734 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

先生と言われるほどの馬鹿でなし

せんせいといわれるほどのばかでなし

I don't fall for flattery

先任将校

せんにんしょうこう

senior officer

先行馬

せんこうば

front runner

下馬先

げばさき

dismounting place

将棋

しょうぎ

shogi

将棋倒し

しょうぎだおし

falling down one after another (like dominoes)

将来展望

しょうらいてんぼう

future outlook

将士

しょうし

officers and men

将棋指し

しょうぎさし

shogi player

将棋を指す

しょうぎをさす

to play shogi

将棋盤

しょうぎばん

shogi board

人には添うてみよ馬には乗ってみよ

ひとにはそうてみようまにはのってみよ

you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them

Example Sentences

将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ。

He who would the daughter win, with the mother must begin.