地震雷火事親父

Japanese
Kanji in this term
地 震 雷 火 事 親 父
じ
Grade: 2		 しん
Grade: S		 かみなり
Grade: S		 か
Grade: 1		 じ
Grade: 3		 おや
Grade: 2		 ちち > じ
Grade: 2
on’yomi kun’yomi on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology

Literally, “earthquake, lightning, fire, father”.

Proverb

地(じ)震(しん)雷(かみなり)火(か)事(じ)親(おや)父(じ) • (jishin kaminari kaji oyaji) 

  1. the father is feared as much as the worst natural occurrences
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