虎は死して皮を留め人は死して名を残す
とらはししてかわをとどめひとはししてなをのこす
Meanings
- Expression, Godan verb he has not lived that lives not after death; the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it (literally: tigers leave their hide when they die; men leave their name)
Kanji
- 虎 tiger. Read as とら.
- 死 die. Read as しぬ.
- 皮 skin. Read as かわ.
- 留 stay. Read as とどめる.
- 人 person. Read as ひと.
- 名 name
- 残 remain. Read as のこす.