Word Meaning 言うは易く行うは難し

いうはやすくおこなうはかたし iuhayasukuokonauhakatashi

言うは易く行うは難し is read as いうはやすくおこなうはかたし (iuhayasukuokonauhakatashi) and means it's easier said than done.

Meaning

English

it's easier said than done
saying is easy; doing is hard

Reading

Kana

いうはやすくおこなうはかたし

Romaji

iuhayasukuokonauhakatashi

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 51 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Proverb ✓ Rank 106970 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言難い

いいがたい

embarrassing

人生行路難し

じんせいこうろかたし

life is not easy

生は難く死は易し

せいはかたくしはやすし

living is difficult; dying is easy

少年老い易く学成り難し

しょうねんおいやすくがくなりがたし

study hard while you are young

言行

げんこう

speech and behaviour (behavior)

言行不一致

げんこうふいっち

inconsistency between one's words and actions

言行一致

げんこういっち

acting up to one's words

創業は易く守成は難し

そうぎょうはやすくしゅせいはかたし

it is easy to start an enterprise but hard to maintain it

山中の賊を破るは易く心中の賊を破るは難し

さんちゅうのぞくをやぶるはやすくしんちゅうのぞくをやぶるはかたし

it's hard to discipline one's mind

難易

なんい

(relative) difficulty

難行

なんぎょう

penance

不易流行

ふえきりゅうこう

the principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku

Example Sentences

言うは易く行うは難し。

Easier said than done.

流言飛語に惑わされるべからず、とはいうものの、言うは易く行うは難し、と思わない？

They say you shouldn't take rumors seriously, but that's easier said than done.