Word Meaning 紺屋の白袴

こうやのしろばかま kouya no shirobakama

紺屋の白袴 is read as こうやのしろばかま (kouya no shirobakama) and means the shoemaker's children go barefoot.

Meaning

English

  1. the shoemaker's children go barefoot
  2. the dyer wears white
  3. specialists often fail to apply their skills to themselves

Reading

Kana

こうやのしろばかま

Romaji

kouya no shirobakama

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 157780 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

紺屋

こうや

dyer

こん

navy blue

紺碧

こんぺき

deep blue

紺四郎

こんしろう

consul

紺地

こんじ

dark blue cloth

はかま

hakama

白衣

しろぎぬ

commoner without rank (in ancient China)

白鳥

しらとり

white-feathered bird

白髪

しらが

white hair

小屋

こや

one's own house

白紙

はくし

blank paper

問屋

といや

wholesale store

Example Sentences

1

Shoemakers' children go barefoot.