Word Meaning 良薬は口に苦し

りょうやくはくちににがし ryouyaku ha kuchi ni nigashi

良薬は口に苦し is read as りょうやくはくちににがし (ryouyaku ha kuchi ni nigashi) and means the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to.

Meaning

English

  1. the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to
  2. good medicine tastes bitter

Reading

Kana

りょうやくはくちににがし

Romaji

ryouyaku ha kuchi ni nigashi

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 41 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb Rank 114406 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

良薬

りょうやく

good medicine

苦い薬

にがいくすり

bitter medicine

経口避妊薬

けいこうひにんやく

oral contraceptives

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

Example Sentences

1

A good medicine tastes bitter.