Word Meaning 牛にひかれて善光寺参り

うしにひかれてぜんこうじまいり ushinihikaretezenkoujimairi

牛にひかれて善光寺参り is read as うしにひかれてぜんこうじまいり (ushinihikaretezenkoujimairi) and means doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of someone else.

Meaning

English

  1. doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of someone else
  2. being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow

Reading

Kana

うしにひかれてぜんこうじまいり

Romaji

ushinihikaretezenkoujimairi

Writing Variants

  • 牛に引かれて善光寺参り うしにひかれてぜんこうじまいり ushi ni hikaretezenkoujimairi

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 48 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb Rank 84853 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

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寺参り

てらまいり

ritual visits to a temple

仏光寺派

ぶっこうじは

Bukkōji sect (of Shin Buddhism)

牛舎

ぎゅうしゃ

cow shed

牛製品

ぎゅうせいひん

beef products

牛筋

ぎゅうすじ

beef sinew

墓参り

はかまいり

visit to a grave

初宮参り

はつみやまいり

first visit of a child to the shrine of its tutelary deity (usu. when the child is about 30 days old)

宮参り

みやまいり

visiting a shrine

お宮参り

おみやまいり

visiting a shrine

伊勢参り

いせまいり

Ise pilgrim

敵は本能寺にあり

てきはほんのうじにあり

his true objective lies elsewhere

積善の家には必ず余慶あり

せきぜんのいえにはかならずよけいあり

a virtuous family enjoys long prosperity