縁の下の舞

えんのしたのまい

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun hard work gone unnoticed; thankless task (literally: a dance under a veranda)
2. (i.e.: off-stage dance that used to be performed on the 22th of the 2nd month in the lunar calendar in Osaka's Tennōji temple) (orig. meaning)

Kanji

• 縁 bond. Read as エン.
• 下 down. Read as した.
• 舞 dance. Read as まい.

Word lists

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