Word Meaning 転ばぬ先の杖

ころばぬさきのつえ korobanusaki no tsue

転ばぬ先の杖 is read as ころばぬさきのつえ (korobanusaki no tsue) and means prevention is better than cure.

Meaning

English

prevention is better than cure
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
look before you leap
forewarned is forearmed
a stitch in time saves nine
a walking stick before stumbling

Reading

Kana

ころばぬさきのつえ

Romaji

korobanusaki no tsue

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 154248 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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移転先

いてんさき

one's new address

転ぶ

ころぶ

(for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret

転勤

てんきん

job transfer

転覆

てんぷく

overthrow (e.g. of a government)

転居

てんきょ

moving

転嫁

てんか

second marriage

転がす

ころがす

to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

転がる

ころがる

to lie down

転生

てんせい

transmigration

転送

てんそう

transfer (of data)

転任

てんにん

change of post

転換

てんかん

conversion

Example Sentences

転ばぬ先の杖。

Forewarned is forearmed.

「転ばぬ先の杖」はことわざである。

"A stitch in time saves nine" is a proverb.

君もそのうち転ばぬ先の杖だということがわかるよ。

You'll learn in time that a stitch in time saves nine.