Word Meaning 良禽は木を択んで棲む

りょうきんはきをえらんですむ ryoukin ha ki o erandesumu

良禽は木を択んで棲む is read as りょうきんはきをえらんですむ (ryoukin ha ki o erandesumu) and means a wise retainer chooses a great lord to serve.

Meaning

English

  1. a wise retainer chooses a great lord to serve
  2. a wise bird chooses a good tree in which to roost

Reading

Kana

りょうきんはきをえらんですむ

Romaji

ryoukin ha ki o erandesumu

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 56 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 150995 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

良い

えい

easy to ...

良心

りょうしん

conscience

良好

りょうこう

good

良妻

りょうさい

good wife

りょう

good (quality, condition, etc.)

良さ

よさ

merit

良質

りょうしつ

good quality

良識

りょうしき

good sense

良き

よき

good

良心的

りょうしんてき

upright

良品

りょうひん

fine article