Word Meaning 明日の事を言えば鬼が笑う

あすのことをいえばおにがわらう asu no koto o iebaoni ga warau

明日の事を言えば鬼が笑う is read as あすのことをいえばおにがわらう (asu no koto o iebaoni ga warau) and means nobody knows the morrow.

Meaning

English

  1. nobody knows the morrow
  2. speak of tomorrow and the ogres laugh

Reading

Kana

あすのことをいえばおにがわらう

Romaji

asu no koto o iebaoni ga warau

Writing Variants

  • 明日のことを言えば鬼が笑う あすのことをいえばおにがわらう asunokotooiebaoni ga warau

Stroke Sequence

12 Characters • 65 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 56079 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

明日は我が身

あすはわがみ

what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow

鬼が笑う

おにがわらう

to be laughable

明日

あす

near future

明後日

あさって

day after tomorrow

明明後日

しあさって

in three days' time

明言

めいげん

declaration

緊急事態宣言

きんきゅうじたいせんげん

declaration of a state of emergency

日常言語学派

にちじょうげんごがくは

ordinary language school

Example Sentences

1

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.