Word Meaning 小事は大事

しょうじはだいじ shouji ha daiji

小事は大事 is read as しょうじはだいじ (shouji ha daiji) and means a small leak can sink a great ship.

Meaning

English

a small leak can sink a great ship

Reading

Kana

しょうじはだいじ

Romaji

shouji ha daiji

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb ✓ Rank 73948 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

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小事

しょうじ

trifling matter

大事

だいじ

safe

一大事

いちだいじ

important matter

後生大事

ごしょうだいじ

with religious zeal

小異を捨てて大同につく

しょういをすててだいどうにつく

to overlook minor differences for the sake of the common good

お大事に

おだいじに

take care of yourself

大小

だいしょう

daishō (matched pair of long and short swords)

大事件

だいじけん

major incident

事大主義

じだいしゅぎ

worship of the powerful

中小企業大学

ちゅうしょうきぎょうだいがく

Chuushoukigyou University

大同小異

だいどうしょうい

essentially the same with only minor differences

大事故

だいじこ

serious accident