Word Meaning 馬に乗るまでは牛に乗れ

うまにのるまではうしにのれ uma ni norumadehaushi ni nore

馬に乗るまでは牛に乗れ is read as うまにのるまではうしにのれ (uma ni norumadehaushi ni nore) and means learn to crawl before you learn to walk.

Meaning

English

learn to crawl before you learn to walk
until you ride a horse, ride a cow

Reading

Kana

うまにのるまではうしにのれ

Romaji

uma ni norumadehaushi ni nore

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 50 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb ✓ Rank 129064 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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牛を馬に乗り換える

うしをうまにのりかえる

to go from (using, etc.) something bad to something good

馬乗り

うまのり

horseback riding

馬に乗る

うまにのる

to get on a horse

牛は牛連れ馬は馬連れ

うしはうしづれうまはうまづれ

birds of a feather flock together

馬には乗ってみよ人には添うてみよ

うまにはのってみよひとにはそうてみよ

you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them

乗馬

じょうば

horse riding

牛馬

ぎゅうば

horses and cattle

乗合馬車

のりあいばしゃ

stagecoach

勝馬に乗る

かちうまにのる

to side with the winner

乗り馬

のりうま

riding horse

乗馬ズボン

じょうばずぼん

riding breeches

牛頭馬頭

ごずめず

horse-headed and ox-headed demons in the Buddhist hell