Word Meaning 見ざる聞かざる言わざる

みざるきかざるいわざる mizarukikazaruiwazaru

見ざる聞かざる言わざる is read as みざるきかざるいわざる (mizarukikazaruiwazaru) and means see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil.

Meaning

English

  1. see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil
  2. the three wise monkeys

Reading

Kana

みざるきかざるいわざる

Romaji

mizarukikazaruiwazaru

Writing Variants

  • 見猿聞か猿言わ猿 みざるきかざるいわざる mizaruki ka zaruiwazaru

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 51 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb Rank 91167 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

見聞を広める

けんぶんをひろめる

to widen one's knowledge

見聞

けんぶん

information

見聞き

みきき

information

見仏聞法

けんぶつもんぽう

seeing Buddha and hearing his teachings

見聞覚知

けんもんかくち

perception through the six senses (of sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and consciousness)

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

Example Sentences

1

See nothing, hear nothing, say nothing.