Word Meaning 衣食足りて礼節を知る

いしょくたりてれいせつをしる ishokutaritereisetsu o shiru

衣食足りて礼節を知る is read as いしょくたりてれいせつをしる (ishokutaritereisetsu o shiru) and means well-fed, well-bred.

Meaning

English

well-fed, well-bred
the poor can't afford manners
only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite

Reading

Kana

いしょくたりてれいせつをしる

Romaji

ishokutaritereisetsu o shiru

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 55 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Proverb ✓ Rank 88876 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

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衣食住

いしょくじゅう

food, clothing and shelter

衣食

いしょく

to feed and clothe

礼節

れいせつ

decorum

足関節

あしかんせつ

foot joint

節足動物

せっそくどうぶつ

arthropod

節足動物門

せっそくどうぶつもん

Arthropoda

節食

せっしょく

eating lightly (to save money, food, calories, etc.)

世知弁足袋

せちべんたび

something worn over tabi to keep them from getting dirty

食糧不足

しょくりょうぶそく

food shortage

我唯足知

われただたるをしる

I am content with what I am (have)

礼儀知らず

れいぎしらず

rude

粗衣粗食

そいそしょく

simple life

Example Sentences

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.