楽あれば苦あり

らくあればくあり

Also written 楽有れば苦有り

Meanings

1. Expression after pleasure comes pain; there is no pleasure without pain; there is no rose without a thorn; take the good with the bad

Kanji

• 楽 ease. Read as ラク.
• 苦 suffer

Example sentences

• 楽あれば苦あり。
  Pleasure is the source of pain.

Word lists

• Proverbs

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists