Word Meaning 聞くと見るとは大違い

きくとみるとはおおちがい kikutomirutohaoochigai

聞くと見るとは大違い is read as きくとみるとはおおちがい (kikutomirutohaoochigai) and means don't believe everything you hear.

Meaning

English

  1. don't believe everything you hear
  2. seeing is believing
  3. to have heard of is not to have seen

Reading

Kana

きくとみるとはおおちがい

Romaji

kikutomirutohaoochigai

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 48 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 87754 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

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見ると聞くとは大違い

みるときくとはおおちがい

there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes

聞間違い

ききまちがい

mishearing

聞き違い

ききちがい

mishearing

聞得大君

きこえおおぎみ

highest-ranking priestess (in Ryukyuan religion)

聞き違う

ききちがう

to mishear

見当違い

けんとうちがい

wrong (guess or estimate)

大間違い

おおまちがい

great mistake

見間違い

みまちがい

misjudgement

大違い

おおちがい

great difference

見違い

みちがい

failing to recognize