Word Meaning 身を捨ててこそ浮かぶ瀬もあれ

みをすててこそうかぶせもあれ mi o sutetekosoukabusemoare

身を捨ててこそ浮かぶ瀬もあれ is read as みをすててこそうかぶせもあれ (mi o sutetekosoukabusemoare) and means nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Meaning

English

  1. nothing ventured, nothing gained

Reading

Kana

みをすててこそうかぶせもあれ

Romaji

mi o sutetekosoukabusemoare

Writing Variants

  • 身を捨ててこそ浮かぶ瀬も有れ みをすててこそうかぶせもあれ mi o sutetekosoukabuse mo are

Stroke Sequence

14 Characters • 72 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb Rank 116003 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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身を捨てる

みをすてる

to throw away one's life

捨て身

すてみ

putting one's life on the line

浮身

うきみ

floating on one's back

捨身技

すてみわざ

sutemi-waza (judo sacrifice throw)

捨身

しゃしん

sacrificing one's life for the sake of mankind or Buddhist teachings

身柄

みがら

one's person

身振り

みぶり

gesture

身分証明書

みぶんしょうめいしょ

identification papers

身体障害者

しんたいしょうがいしゃ

(physically) disabled person

身障者

しんしょうしゃ

(physically) disabled person