蛙の子は蛙
Japanese
editKanji in this term | ||
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蛙 | 子 | 蛙 |
かえる Hyōgai |
こ Grade: 1 |
かえる Hyōgai |
kun'yomi |
Etymology
editLiterally "The child of a frog is a frog".
Proverb
edit蛙の子は蛙 • (kaeru no ko wa kaeru)
- A child grows up to be very similar to its parents, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
See also
edit- 鳶が鷹を産む (tonbi ga taka o umu): The kite hatches a hawk.