鰯の頭も信心から

いわしのあたまもしんじんから

Also written いわしのかしらもしんじんから, いわしの頭も信心から

Meanings

1. Expression faith is mysterious; faith is weird (literally: even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith)

Kanji

• 鰯 sardine; (kokuji). Read as いわし.
• 頭 head. Read as あたま.
• 信 trust. Read as シン.
• 心 heart. Read as シン.

Word lists

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Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists