Word Meaning 案ずるより産むが易し

あんずるよりうむがやすし anzuruyoriumugayasushi

案ずるより産むが易し is read as あんずるよりうむがやすし (anzuruyoriumugayasushi) and means it is easier to do something than worry about it.

Meaning

English

  1. it is easier to do something than worry about it
  2. fear overruns the danger
  3. it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it

Reading

Kana

あんずるよりうむがやすし

Romaji

anzuruyoriumugayasushi

Writing Variants

  • 案ずるより生むが易し あんずるよりうむがやすし anzuruyoriumugayasushi

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 47 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb Rank 32366 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

案内

あない

announcement (of one's arrival)

つくえ

desk

案外

あんがい

unexpectedly

案の定

あんのじょう

just as one thought

案文

あんぶん

draft

案件

あんけん

(court) case

あん

expectation

案内状

あんないじょう

letter of invitation

案内書

あんないしょ

guidebook

案じる

あんじる

to investigate

案分

あんぶん

proportional division

案内人

あんないにん

guide (on a tour, etc.)

Example Sentences

2

Fear often exaggerates danger.

I'd stop worrying about it and take some action. The anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face.