Word Meaning 隗より始めよ

かいよりはじめよ kaiyorihajimeyo

隗より始めよ is read as かいよりはじめよ (kaiyorihajimeyo) and means he who first suggests it should be the first to do it.

Meaning

English

  1. he who first suggests it should be the first to do it
  2. start with the first step
  3. when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps

Reading

Kana

かいよりはじめよ

Romaji

kaiyorihajimeyo

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb Rank 148275 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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まず隗より始めよ

まずかいよりはじめよ

he who first suggests it should be the first to do it

始め

はじめ

first (in line, etc.)

開始

かいし

start

始まり

はじまり

origin

年始

ねんし

New Year's call

終始

しゅうし

beginning and end

原始

げんし

origin

始末

しまつ

end result (usu. bad)

後始末

あとしまつ

cleaning up afterwards

始発

しはつ

departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)

始める

はじめる

to start ...

不始末

ふしまつ

omission