安物買いの銭失い

やすものがいのぜにうしない

Meanings

1. Expression you get what you pay for (literally: wasting money on a cheap item)

Kanji

• 安 safe. Read as やす.
• 物 thing. Read as もの.
• 買 buy. Read as かう.
• 銭 coin. Read as ぜに.
• 失 lose. Read as うしなう.

Word lists

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Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists