Word Meaning 巧詐は拙誠に如かず

こうさはせっせいにしかず kousa ha sessei ni shikazu

巧詐は拙誠に如かず is read as こうさはせっせいにしかず (kousa ha sessei ni shikazu) and means better shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive.

Meaning

English

better shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive

Reading

Kana

こうさはせっせいにしかず

Romaji

kousa ha sessei ni shikazu

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 57 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb ✓ Rank 138380 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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巧遅は拙速に如かず

こうちはせっそくにしかず

it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate

巧拙

こうせつ

skill

巧と拙

こうとせつ

skillfulness and clumsiness

巧遅拙速

こうちせっそく

better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate

巧い

うまい

delicious

巧み

たくみ

plot

巧妙

こうみょう

ingenious

巧者

こうしゃ

clever person (in a particular field)

巧言令色

こうげんれいしょく

flattery

巧言令色鮮し仁

こうげんれいしょくすくなしじん

those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion

巧言

こうげん

flattery

巧知

こうち

skill