Word Meaning 火を見たら火事と思え

ひをみたらかじとおもえ hi o mitarakaji to omoe

火を見たら火事と思え is read as ひをみたらかじとおもえ (hi o mitarakaji to omoe) and means you can never be too careful.

Meaning

English

you can never be too careful

Reading

Kana

ひをみたらかじとおもえ

Romaji

hi o mitarakaji to omoe

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 45 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb ✓ Rank 98346 Priority P

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fire

火事場

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scene of a fire

火事旋風

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firestorm

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something worth seeing

山火事

やまかじ

forest fire

色事は思案の外

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love and reason do not go together

見思惑

けんじわく

mental disturbances arising from incorrect views and thoughts

対岸の火事

たいがんのかじ

someone else's problem

事大思想

じだいしそう

admiration of the powerful

思う事言わねば腹膨る

おもうこといわねばはらふくる

if you don't speak your mind, you'll feel uneasy afterwards