Word Meaning 雀の千声鶴の一声

すずめのせんこえつるのひとこえ suzume no senkoetsuru no hitokoe

雀の千声鶴の一声 is read as すずめのせんこえつるのひとこえ (suzume no senkoetsuru no hitokoe) and means the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools.

Meaning

English

the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools
one thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a crane

Reading

Kana

すずめのせんこえつるのひとこえ

Romaji

suzume no senkoetsuru no hitokoe

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 52 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 152686 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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鶴の一声

つるのひとこえ

final word

一声

いっせい

voice

第一声

だいいっせい

first speech

大喝一声

だいかついっせい

shouting in a thunderous voice

一千

いっせん

1,000

千載一遇

せんざいいちぐう

once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity)

一攫千金

いっかくせんきん

getting rich quick

千里の道も一歩から

せんりのみちもいっぽから

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

千里も一里

せんりもいちり

a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love)

一望千里

いちぼうせんり

sweeping view of the eye

千慮一得

せんりょいっとく

even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea

一人当千

いちにんとうぜん

being a match for a thousand