指切りげんまん、嘘ついたら針千本飲ます
ゆびきりげんまん、うそついたらはりせんぼんのます
Meanings
- Expression cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye (literally: pinky promise pledge: if you're lying, I'll make you drink a thousand needles) (said by children when making a pinky swear) See also: 指切り (ゆびきり).
Kanji
- 指 indicate. Read as ゆび.
- 切 cut. Read as きり.
- 嘘 lie. Read as うそ.
- 針 needle. Read as はり.
- 千 thousand. Read as セン.
- 本 origin. Read as ホン.
- 飲 drink. Read as のむ.