Word Meaning 風邪は万病の元

かぜはまんびょうのもと kaze ha mambyou no moto

風邪は万病の元 is read as かぜはまんびょうのもと (kaze ha mambyou no moto) and means a cold can lead to all sorts of illnesses.

Meaning

English

a cold can lead to all sorts of illnesses

Reading

Kana

かぜはまんびょうのもと

Romaji

kaze ha mambyou no moto

Writing Variants

風邪は万病のもと かぜはまんびょうのもと kaze ha mambyounomoto

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb ✓ Rank 80387 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

万病の元

まんびょうのもと

source of all kinds of diseases

風邪

かぜ

(common) cold

風邪薬

かざぐすり

remedy for a cold

風邪気

かざけ

slight cold

風邪をひく

かぜをひく

to catch a cold

風邪声

かざごえ

hoarse voice (caused by a cold)

風邪を移す

かぜをうつす

to give a cold (to someone)

風邪ぎみ

かぜぎみ

slight cold

風邪ひく

かぜひく

to catch a cold

風邪っぴき

かぜっぴき

catching a cold

風土病

ふうどびょう

endemic disease

流行風邪

はやりかぜ

influenza

Example Sentences

風邪は万病の元。

A cold often leads to all kinds of disease.