Word Meaning 彼方立てれば此方が立たぬ

あちらたてればこちらがたたぬ achirataterebakochira ga tatanu

彼方立てれば此方が立たぬ is read as あちらたてればこちらがたたぬ (achirataterebakochira ga tatanu) and means it's hard to please everybody.

Meaning

English

  1. it's hard to please everybody
  2. damned if you do and damned if you don't

Reading

Kana

あちらたてればこちらがたたぬ

Romaji

achirataterebakochira ga tatanu

Writing Variants

  • あちら立てればこちらが立たぬ あちらたてればこちらがたたぬ achirataterebakochiragatatanu

Stroke Sequence

12 Characters • 51 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 152193 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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彼方此方

あなたこなた

here and there

彼方

あなた

beyond

彼方

あち

that (one)

彼方方

あなたがた

that way

彼此

ひし

this and that

立方体

りっぽうたい

cube

立方

たちかた

dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)

立方根

りっぽうこん

cube root

面心立方構造

めんしんりっぽうこうぞう

face-centered cubic structure

遥か彼方

はるかかなた

faraway