牛にひかれて善光寺参り

うしにひかれてぜんこうじまいり

Also written 牛に引かれて善光寺参り

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of someone else (literally: being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow)

Kanji

• 牛 cow. Read as うし.
• 善 virtue. Read as ゼン.
• 光 light. Read as コウ.
• 寺 temple
• 参 take part. Read as まい.

Word lists

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