獅子は我が子を千尋の谷に落とす
ししはわがこをせんじんのたににおとす
Also written 獅子はわが子を千尋の谷に落とす
Meanings
- Expression make your dear ones face trials so that they may grow; spare the rod, spoil the child (literally: the lion drops its cubs into the abyss (only raising the ones who climb back up))
Kanji
- 獅 lion. Read as しし.
- 子 child
- 我 ego. Read as わが.
- 千 thousand. Read as セン.
- 尋 inquire. Read as ジン.
- 谷 valley. Read as たに.
- 落 fall. Read as おとす.