山より大きな猪は出ぬ

やまよりおおきないのししはでぬ

Also written やまよりおおきなししはでぬ

Meanings

1. Expression things cannot be larger than the things that contain them (literally: there are no boars larger than the mountain (in which they live))

Kanji

• 山 mountain. Read as やま.
• 大 big. Read as おお.
• 猪 boar. Read as いのしし.
• 出 out. Read as でる.

Word lists

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