一葉落ちて天下の秋を知る
いちようおちててんかのあきをしる
Meanings
- Expression, Godan verb a straw will show which way the wind blows; a falling leaf shows that autumn has come
Kanji
- 一 one. Read as イチ.
- 葉 leaf. Read as ヨウ.
- 落 fall. Read as おち.
- 天 heaven. Read as テン.
- 下 down
- 秋 autumn. Read as あき.
- 知 know. Read as しる.