Word Meaning 犬が西向きゃ尾は東

いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし inu ga nishimukyao ha higashi

犬が西向きゃ尾は東 is read as いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし (inu ga nishimukyao ha higashi) and means that goes without saying.

Meaning

English

that goes without saying
water is wet
when a dog turns west, its tail turns east

Reading

Kana

いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし

Romaji

inu ga nishimukyao ha higashi

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 46 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 71619 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

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東奔西走

とうほんせいそう

busying oneself about (something)

西向く士

にしむくさむらい

nishimuku samurai (mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days)

東西

とうざい

east and west

西高東低

せいこうとうてい

high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east

無東西

むとうざい

itinerant monk

東向き

ひがしむき

facing east

西東京科学大学

にしとうきょうかがくだいがく

Nishitoukyōkagaku University

西向き

にしむき

facing west

東西冷戦

とうざいれいせん

Cold War (between the East and the West)

西も東も分からない

にしもひがしもわからない

not knowing one's way around

古今東西

ここんとうざい

all times and places

東西古今

とうざいここん

all times and places