鯛の尾より鰯の頭

たいのおよりいわしのかしら

Meanings

1. Expression better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

Kanji

• 鯛 sea bream; red snapper. Read as たい.
• 尾 tail
• 鰯 sardine; (kokuji). Read as いわし.
• 頭 head. Read as かしら.

Word lists

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