What does 巧遅は拙速に如かず mean in Japanese?

巧遅は拙速に如かず (kouchihasessokunishikazu) means "it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate" in Japanese.

How do you read and pronounce 巧遅は拙速に如かず?

巧遅は拙速に如かず is read as "kouchihasessokunishikazu" in romaji. Practice pronunciation with the built-in audio trainer on Nihoner.

How do you use 巧遅は拙速に如かず in a sentence?

Example: この巧遅は拙速に如かずはとても大切です。 Use は or が to mark this word as the topic or subject of a sentence.

What kanji are in 巧遅は拙速に如かず?

巧遅は拙速に如かず contains the kanji: 巧 and 遅 and 拙 and 速 and 如. Each character's stroke order, readings, and meanings are broken down on this page.

巧遅は拙速に如かず – Japanese Meaning, Romaji Reading & AI Pronunciation Practice

巧遅は拙速に如かず

kouchihasessokunishikazu

it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate

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kouchihasessokunishikazu it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate

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Kanji Breakdown

巧

Adroit, Skilled, Ingenuity

On: こう Kun: たく.み,たく.む,うま.い

5 strokes N1

遅

Slow, Late, Back, Later

On: ち Kun: おく.れる,おく.らす,おそ.い

12 strokes N3

拙

Bungling, Clumsy, Unskillful

On: せつ Kun: つたな.い

8 strokes N1

速

Quick, Fast

On: そく Kun: はや.い,はや-,はや.める,すみ.やか

10 strokes N3

如

Likeness, Like, Such As, As If, Better, Best, Equal

On: じょ,にょ Kun: ごと.し

6 strokes N1

How to Use This Word

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Pattern

巧遅は拙速に如かずは〜です。 / 〜の巧遅は拙速に如かず

💡 Use は or が to mark this word as the topic or subject of a sentence.

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この巧遅は拙速に如かずはとても大切です。

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