言うは易く行うは難し いうはやすくおこなうはかたし Meanings Expression it's easier said than done (literally: saying is easy; doing is hard) Kanji 言 say. Read as いう. 易 easy. Read as やすい. 行 go. Read as おこなう. 難 difficult. Read as かたい. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists