創業は易く守成は難し そうぎょうはやすくしゅせいはかたし Meanings Expression it is easy to start an enterprise but hard to maintain it Kanji 創 create. Read as ソウ. 業 business. Read as ギョウ. 易 easy. Read as やすい. 守 guard. Read as シュ. 成 become. Read as セイ. 難 difficult. Read as かたい. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists