Word Meaning 足るを知る者は富む

たるをしるものはとむ taruoshirumono ha tomu

足るを知る者は富む is read as たるをしるものはとむ (taruoshirumono ha tomu) and means content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches into gold.

Meaning

English

content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches into gold

Reading

Kana

たるをしるものはとむ

Romaji

taruoshirumono ha tomu

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 46 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Proverb ✓ Rank 114676 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

機知に富む

きちにとむ

to be quick-witted

富者

ふしゃ

rich person

主知主義者

しゅちしゅぎしゃ

intellectualist

重度知的障害者

じゅうどちてきしょうがいしゃ

person with a severe intellectual disability

知的障害者

ちてきしょうがいしゃ

intellectually disabled person

世知弁足袋

せちべんたび

something worn over tabi to keep them from getting dirty

我唯足知

われただたるをしる

I am content with what I am (have)

知識豊富

ちしきほうふ

knowledgeable

衣食足りて礼節を知る

いしょくたりてれいせつをしる

well-fed, well-bred

足首

あしくび

ankle

足取り

あしどり

trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal)

足掛かり

あしがかり

foothold