Word Meaning 本木に勝る末木なし

もときにまさるうらきなし motoki ni masaruurakinashi

本木に勝る末木なし is read as もときにまさるうらきなし (motoki ni masaruurakinashi) and means of soup and love, the first is the best.

Meaning

English

  1. of soup and love, the first is the best
  2. one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse

Reading

Kana

もときにまさるうらきなし

Romaji

motoki ni masaruurakinashi

Writing Variants

  • 本木にまさる末木なし もときにまさるうらきなし motokinimasaruurakinashi

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb Rank 76273 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

本末転倒

ほんまつてんとう

putting the cart before the horse

本末

ほんまつ

essence and fringe

本木

もとき

original stock

一本勝ち

いっぽんがち

winning by an ippon

一本勝負

いっぽんしょうぶ

one-game match

三本勝負

さんぼんしょうぶ

a set of three bouts

末木

うらき

treetop

木末

こぬれ

twigs

木の末

このうれ

treetop

木本

もくほん

tree

紀事本末体

きじほんまつたい

topical-annalistic style (of historical writing)