Word Meaning 鳶が鷹を生む

とんびがたかをうむ tombi ga taka o umu

鳶が鷹を生む is read as とんびがたかをうむ (tombi ga taka o umu) and means to have a talented child despite being untalented.

Meaning

English

  1. to have a talented child despite being untalented
  2. a black hen lays a white egg
  3. a kite gives birth to a hawk

Reading

Kana

とんびがたかをうむ

Romaji

tombi ga taka o umu

Writing Variants

  • 鳶が鷹を生む とびがたかをうむ tobi ga taka o umu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 54 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 154691 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

生死

せいし

death

出生

しゅっしょう

birth

生け花

いけばな

fresh flower

生き返る

いきかえる

to revive

生薬

しょうやく

natural drugs

衛生

えいせい

hygiene

再生

さいせい

rebirth

同級生

どうきゅうせい

classmate

生活

せいかつ

life

生態

せいたい

ecology

生産

せいさん

production

一生懸命

いっしょうけんめい

very hard

Example Sentences

1

Black hens lay white eggs.