Word Meaning 朝起きは三文の徳

あさおきはさんもんのとく asaokihasammon no toku

朝起きは三文の徳 is read as あさおきはさんもんのとく (asaokihasammon no toku) and means the early bird catches the worm.

Meaning

English

the early bird catches the worm

Reading

Kana

あさおきはさんもんのとく

Romaji

asaokihasammon no toku

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 51 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb ✓ Rank 35011 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

早起きは三文の得

はやおきはさんもんのとく

the early bird gets the worm

朝鮮文字

ちょうせんもじ

Hangul (Korean script)

三徳

さんとく

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

朝三暮四

ちょうさんぼし

being preoccupied with immediate (superficial) differences without realizing that there are no differences in substance

朝日文字

あさひもじ

Asahi characters

朝起ち

あさだち

early morning departure

朝起き

あさおき

early rising

三文々士

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)

Example Sentences

朝起きは三文の徳。

The early bird catches the worm.