本木にまさる末木なし もときにまさるうらきなし Also written 本木に勝る末木なし Meanings Expression of soup and love, the first is the best; one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse Kanji 本 origin. Read as もと. 木 tree 末 end. Read as うら. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists