What does 獅子は我が子を千尋の谷に落とす mean in Japanese?

獅子は我が子を千尋の谷に落とす (shishihawagakowosenjinnotaniniotosu) means "make your dear ones face trials so that they may grow, spare the rod, spoil the child" in Japanese.

How do you read and pronounce 獅子は我が子を千尋の谷に落とす?

獅子は我が子を千尋の谷に落とす is read as "shishihawagakowosenjinnotaniniotosu" in romaji. Practice pronunciation with the built-in audio trainer on Nihoner.

How do you use 獅子は我が子を千尋の谷に落とす in a sentence?

Example: よく獅子は我が子を千尋の谷に落とすことがあります。 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

What kanji are in 獅子は我が子を千尋の谷に落とす?

獅子は我が子を千尋の谷に落とす contains the kanji: 獅 and 子 and 我 and 千 and 尋 and 谷 and 落. Each character's stroke order, readings, and meanings are broken down on this page.

獅子は我が子を千尋の谷に落とす – Japanese Meaning, Romaji Reading & AI Pronunciation Practice

獅子は我が子を千尋の谷に落とす

shishihawagakowosenjinnotaniniotosu

make your dear ones face trials so that they may grow, spare the rod, spoil the child

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shishihawagakowosenjinnotaniniotosu make your dear ones face trials so that they may grow, spare the rod, spoil the child

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Kanji Breakdown

獅

Lion

On: し Kun: しし

13 strokes

子

Child, Sign Of The Rat, 11pm-1am, First Sign Of Chinese Zodiac

On: し,す,つ Kun: こ,-こ,ね

3 strokes N5

我

Ego, I, Selfish, Our, Oneself

On: が Kun: われ,わ,わ.が-,わが-

7 strokes N1

千

Thousand

On: せん Kun: ち

3 strokes N5

尋

Inquire, Fathom, Look For

On: じん Kun: たず.ねる,ひろ

12 strokes N1

谷

Valley

On: こく Kun: たに,きわ.まる

7 strokes N2

落

Fall, Drop, Come Down, Village, Hamlet

On: らく Kun: お.ちる,お.ち,お.とす

12 strokes N3

How to Use This Word

U-verb (五段動詞)

Pattern

獅子は我が子を千尋の谷に落とす (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

Example

よく獅子は我が子を千尋の谷に落とすことがあります。

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