Word Meaning 言わぬが花

いわぬがはな iwanugahana

言わぬが花 is read as いわぬがはな (iwanugahana) and means some things are better left unsaid.

Meaning

English

some things are better left unsaid
silence is golden

Reading

Kana

いわぬがはな

Romaji

iwanugahana

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 113526 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

花言葉

はなことば

language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love)

言語

げんご

language

言う

いう

to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping")

言質

げんち

commitment

言

げん

word

言わば

いわば

so to speak

言い方

いいかた

way of saying (something)

言動

げんどう

speech and conduct

言うまでもない

いうまでもない

goes without saying

言いなり

いいなり

doing as one is told

言い出す

いいだす

to be the first to say

言下

げんか

promptly

Example Sentences

言わぬが花。

Speech is silver, silence is gold.

言わぬが花よ。

Some things are better left unsaid.