大徳は小怨を滅す だいとくはしょうえんをめっす Meanings Expression great virtues extinguish small grudges Kanji 大 big. Read as ダイ. 徳 virtue. Read as トク. 小 small. Read as ショウ. 怨 grudge. Read as エン. 滅 perish. Read as メツ. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists