Word Meaning 鯛の尾より鰯の頭

たいのおよりいわしのかしら tai no oyoriiwashi no kashira

鯛の尾より鰯の頭 is read as たいのおよりいわしのかしら (tai no oyoriiwashi no kashira) and means better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.

Meaning

English

better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

Reading

Kana

たいのおよりいわしのかしら

Romaji

tai no oyoriiwashi no kashira

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 69 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 158883 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

尾頭付

おかしらつき

fish served whole (complete with head and tail)

徹頭徹尾

てっとうてつび

thoroughly

竜頭蛇尾

りゅうとうだび

strong beginning and weak ending

鰯の頭も信心から

いわしのあたまもしんじんから

faith is mysterious

黒星饅頭鯛

くろほしまんじゅうだい

spotted scat (Scatophagus argus, species of Indo-Pacific scat which occurs in green and red morphs)

鯛

たい

tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)

鯛も一人はうまからず

たいもひとりはうまからず

good food requires good company

年頭

ねんとう

beginning of the year

先頭

せんとう

head (of a line, group, etc.)

街頭

がいとう

(on the) street

筆頭

ひっとう

brush tip

念頭

ねんとう

(on one's) mind