下手の長談義

へたのながだんぎ

Meanings

1. Expression poor speakers make long speeches; brevity is the soul of wit

Kanji

• 下 down
• 手 hand
• 長 long. Read as ながい.
• 談 talk. Read as ダン.
• 義 justice. Read as ギ.

Word lists

• Proverbs

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists