馬に乗るまでは牛に乗れ

うまにのるまではうしにのれ

Meanings

1. Expression learn to crawl before you learn to walk (literally: until you ride a horse, ride a cow)

Kanji

• 馬 horse. Read as うま.
• 乗 ride. Read as のる.
• 牛 cow. Read as うし.

Word lists

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Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists