What does 下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる mean in Japanese?

下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる (hetanateppoumokazuutebaataru) means "even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries" in Japanese.

How do you read and pronounce 下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる?

下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる is read as "hetanateppoumokazuutebaataru" in romaji. Practice pronunciation with the built-in audio trainer on Nihoner.

How do you use 下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる in a sentence?

Example: 毎朝下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たるのが好きです。 Remove る and add ます (polite), て-form, or た (past).

What kanji are in 下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる?

下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる contains the kanji: 下 and 手 and 鉄 and 砲 and 数 and 撃 and 当. Each character's stroke order, readings, and meanings are broken down on this page.

下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる – Japanese Meaning, Romaji Reading & AI Pronunciation Practice

下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる

hetanateppoumokazuutebaataru

even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries

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hetanateppoumokazuutebaataru even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries

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Kanji Breakdown

下

Below, Down, Descend, Give, Low, Inferior

On: か,げ Kun: した,しも,もと,さ.げる,さ.がる,くだ.る,くだ.り,くだ.す,-くだ.す,くだ.さる,お.ろす,お.りる

3 strokes N5

手

Hand

On: しゅ,ず Kun: て,て-,-て,た-

4 strokes N4

鉄

Iron

On: てつ Kun: くろがね

13 strokes N2

砲

Cannon, Gun

On: ほう

10 strokes N1

数

Number, Strength, Fate, Law, Figures

On: すう,す,さく,そく,しゅ Kun: かず,かぞ.える,しばしば,せ.める,わずらわ.しい

13 strokes N3

撃

Beat, Attack, Defeat, Conquer

On: げき Kun: う.つ

15 strokes N1

当

Hit, Right, Appropriate, Himself

On: とう Kun: あ.たる,あ.たり,あ.てる,あ.て,まさ.に,まさ.にべし

6 strokes N3

How to Use This Word

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下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる → 下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たます → 下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たて → 下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たた

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毎朝下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たるのが好きです。

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