Word Meaning 早起きは三文の徳

はやおきはさんもんのとく hayaokihasammon no toku

早起きは三文の徳 is read as はやおきはさんもんのとく (hayaokihasammon no toku) and means the early bird gets the worm.

Meaning

English

the early bird gets the worm

Reading

Kana

はやおきはさんもんのとく

Romaji

hayaokihasammon no toku

Writing Variants

早起きは三文の得 はやおきはさんもんのとく hayaokihasammon no toku

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 45 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb ✓ Rank 36720 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

朝起きは三文の徳

あさおきはさんもんのとく

the early bird catches the worm

三徳

さんとく

three primary virtues: valour, wisdom and benevolence (valor)

早起き

はやおき

early rising

早寝早起き

はやねはやおき

early to bed early to rise

三文文士

さんもんぶんし

hack writer

徳島文理大学

とくしまぶんりだいがく

Tokushima Bunri University

日本文徳天皇実録

にほんもんとくてんのうじつろく

Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku (fifth of the six classical Japanese history texts)

起請文

きしょうもん

religious oath in writing

文徳実録

もんとくじつろく

Montoku Jitsuroku (fifth of the six classical Japanese history texts)

三徳包丁

さんとくほうちょう

all-purpose kitchen knife

三文

さんもん

three one-mon coins

文字起こし

もじおこし

tape transcription

Example Sentences

早起きは三文の徳。

The early bird catches the worm.