Word Meaning 鹿を追う者は山を見ず
しかをおうものはやまをみず
shika o oumono ha yama o mizu
鹿を追う者は山を見ず is read as しかをおうものはやまをみず (shika o oumono ha yama o mizu) and means zeal is a bad servant.
Meaning
English
- zeal is a bad servant
- the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain
Reading
Kana
しかをおうものはやまをみず
Romaji
shika o oumono ha yama o mizu
Writing Variants
- 鹿を逐う者は山を見ず しかをおうものはやまをみず shika o oumono ha yama o mizu
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12鹿追
しかおい
hinged bamboo water cup or trough, which makes a percussive sound periodically as it tips over
去る者は追わず、来たる者は拒まず
さるものはおわずきたるものはこばまず
do not pursue those who leave you and do not turn away those who come to you