丸い卵も切りようで四角 まるいたまごもきりようでしかく Meanings Expression harsh words make the going rough; consider your words (literally: a round egg can be cut into a square) Kanji 丸 round. Read as まるい. 卵 egg. Read as たまご. 切 cut. Read as きり. 四 four 角 angle. Read as カク. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists