三人寄れば文殊の知恵
さんにんよればもんじゅのちえ
Also written 三人よれば文殊の知恵
Meanings
- Expression three heads are better than two; three ordinary people together have great wisdom (literally: if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri) See also: 文殊 (もんじゅ).
Kanji
- 三 three. Read as サン.
- 人 person. Read as ニン.
- 寄 draw near. Read as よる.
- 文 text. Read as モン.
- 殊 exceptional. Read as シュ.
- 知 know
- 恵 blessing. Read as エ.
Example sentences
- 三人寄れば文殊の知恵って言うだろ。みんなで考えれば、いい案が浮かぶかもしれないよ。
Let's all think on this together and we might be able to come up with some good ideas. They say two heads are better than one.