山中の賊を破るは易く心中の賊を破るは難し
さんちゅうのぞくをやぶるはやすくしんちゅうのぞくをやぶるはかたし
Meanings
- Expression it's hard to discipline one's mind (literally: defeating the bandits in the mountains is easy; defeating the bandit in one's heart is hard)
Kanji
- 山 mountain. Read as サン.
- 中 middle. Read as チュウ.
- 賊 bandit. Read as ゾク.
- 破 break. Read as やぶる.
- 易 easy. Read as やすい.
- 心 heart. Read as シン.
- 難 difficult. Read as かたい.