山高きが故に貴からず やまたかきがゆえにたっとからず Meanings Expression don't judge a book by its cover (literally: a mountain is not to be honoured just because it is high) Kanji 山 mountain. Read as やま. 高 high. Read as たか. 故 cause. Read as ゆえ. 貴 noble. Read as たっとい. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists