Word Meaning 豚もおだてりゃ木に登る

ぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼる butamoodateryaki ni noboru

豚もおだてりゃ木に登る is read as ぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼる (butamoodateryaki ni noboru) and means flattery will motivate anyone.

Meaning

English

  1. flattery will motivate anyone
  2. flattery can do wonders
  3. even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered

Reading

Kana

ぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼる

Romaji

butamoodateryaki ni noboru

Writing Variants

  • ブタもおだてりゃ木に登る ぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼる butamoodateryaki ni noboru
  • 豚も煽てりゃ木に登る ぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼる buta mo odateryaki ni noboru

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 49 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb Rank 120142 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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木登り

きのぼり

tree climbing

木登りカンガルー

きのぼりかんがるー

tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus spp.)

木登り魚

きのぼりうお

climbing perch (esp. of genus Anabas)

木登蜥蜴

きのぼりとかげ

Ryukyu tree lizard (Japalura polygonata)

豚肉

ぶたにく

pork

ぶた

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)

豚カツ

とんかつ

tonkatsu

豚小屋

ぶたごや

pigsty

演壇に登る

えんだんにのぼる

to mount the platform

駆け登る

かけのぼる

to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)

登る

のぼる

to add up to