What does 碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬ mean in Japanese?

碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬ (gonikorutooyanoshinimeniawanu) means "if you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed" in Japanese.

How do you read and pronounce 碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬ?

碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬ is read as "gonikorutooyanoshinimeniawanu" in romaji. Practice pronunciation with the built-in audio trainer on Nihoner.

How do you use 碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬ in a sentence?

Example: よく碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬことがあります。 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

What kanji are in 碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬ?

碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬ contains the kanji: 碁 and 凝 and 親 and 死 and 目 and 逢. Each character's stroke order, readings, and meanings are broken down on this page.

Gonikorutooyanoshinimeniawanu (碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬ) Meaning in Japanese

碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬ

gonikorutooyanoshinimeniawanu

also spelled gonikorutoyanoshinimeniawanu

if you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed

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gonikorutooyanoshinimeniawanu if you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed

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Kanji Breakdown

碁

On: ご

13 strokes N1

凝

Congeal, Freeze, Stiff, Be Absorbed In

On: ぎょう Kun: こ.る,こ.らす,こご.らす,こご.らせる,こご.る

16 strokes N1

親

Parent, Intimacy, Relative, Familiarity, Dealer (cards)

On: しん Kun: おや,おや-,した.しい,した.しむ

16 strokes N4

死

Death, Die

On: し Kun: し.ぬ,し.に-

6 strokes N4

目

Eye, Class, Look, Insight, Experience, Care, Favor

On: もく,ぼく Kun: め,-め,ま-

5 strokes N4

逢

Meeting, Tryst, Date, Rendezvous

On: ほう Kun: あ.う,むか.える

10 strokes

How to Use This Word

U-verb (五段動詞)

Pattern

碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬ (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

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

Example

よく碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬことがあります。

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