Word Meaning 枯れ木も山の賑わい

かれきもやまのにぎわい kareki mo yama no nigiwai

枯れ木も山の賑わい is read as かれきもやまのにぎわい (kareki mo yama no nigiwai) and means half a loaf is better than none.

Meaning

English

half a loaf is better than none
even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain

Reading

Kana

かれきもやまのにぎわい

Romaji

kareki mo yama no nigiwai

Writing Variants

枯れ木も山のにぎわい かれきもやまのにぎわい kareki mo yamanonigiwai

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 152441 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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枯れ木

かれき

dead tree

枯山水

かれさんすい

traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden

枯山水

こせんすい

karesansui, traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden

枯木寒巌

こぼくかんがん

withered trees and frozen rocks

枯木死灰

こぼくしかい

withered trees and cold ash

木枯らし

こがらし

cold wintry wind

泰山木

たいさんぼく

evergreen magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

山川草木

さんせんそうもく

nature

木枯らし1号

こがらしいちごう

first wintry wind in fall

枯れ葉

かれは

dead leaf

枯れる

かれる

to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

枯渇

こかつ

drying up