Word Meaning 物は試し

ものはためし mono ha tameshi

物は試し is read as ものはためし (mono ha tameshi) and means the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Meaning

English

  1. the proof of the pudding is in the eating
  2. the proof is in the pudding
  3. don't knock it till you've tried it
  4. you can't tell unless you try

Reading

Kana

ものはためし

Romaji

mono ha tameshi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb Rank 113902 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

物差し

ものさし

ruler

物干し

ものほし

frame for drying clothes

もの

quality

物語

ものがたり

story

物理

ぶつり

physics

物質

ぶっしつ

matter

物事

ものごと

things

物語る

ものがたる

to tell (a story)

物体

ぶったい

object

物音

ものおと

noise

物理学

ぶつりがく

physics

Example Sentences

1

You'll never know unless you try.