English Proverbs | ことわざ
Hey guys, today we’re going to have a look at some English proverbs and their Japanese translations! I tried to do the most common ones, but if I’ve missed your fave just let me know and I’ll try to add it to the post!
Proverb is 「ことわざ」in Japanese!
The following proverbs are the same in English and Japanese:
Laughter is the best medicine.
笑いは百薬の長・わらいはひゃくやくのちょう
The grass is always greener on the other side.
隣の芝は青い・となりのしばわあおい
No news is good news.
便りのないのは良い便り・たよりのないのはよいたより
Silence is golden.
沈黙は金・ちんもくはきん
Time is money.
時は金なり・ときはかねなり
Easier said than done.
言うは易く行うは難し・いうはやすくおこなうはむずかし
Good things come to those who wait.
果報は寝て待て・かほうはねてまて
All’s well that ends well.
終わりよければすべて良し・おわりよければすべてよし
Better safe than sorry.
備えあれば憂いなし・そなえあればうれいなし
Where there’s smoke there’s fire.
火のないところに煙は立たぬ・ひのないところにけむりはたたぬ
Rome wasn’t built in a day.
ローマは一日にして成らず・ロームはついたちにしてならず
Practice makes perfect.
習うより慣れろ・ならうよりなえれろ
The following proverbs have a slightly different translation in Japanese than the English meanings we’re used to:
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
郷に入っては郷に従え・ごうにいってはごうにしたがえ
Enter the village, follow the township.
There’s no place like home.
我が家が一番・わがやがいちばん
My house is the best.
You can’t judge a book by its cover.
人は見た目に寄らない・ひとはみためによらない
Appearance doesn’t matter.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
百聞は一見にしかず・ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず
Seeing is believing.
The early bird gets the worm.
早起きは三文の徳・はやおきはさんもんのとく
Waking up early brings benefits.「＊＊＊」
There’s no use crying over spilled milk.
覆水盆に返らず・ふくすいぼんにかえらず
Spilled water will not return to the basin.
Tomorrow is another day.
明日は明日の風が吹く・あしたはあしたのかぜがふく
The winds of tomorrow will blow tomorrow.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
さわらぬ神にたたりなし・さわらぬかみにたたりなし
An undisturbed God wreaks no vengeance.
Out of sight, out of mind.
去るものは日々に疎し・さるものはひびにうとし
The departed become distant over time.
Birds of a feather flock together.
類は友を呼ぶ・るいはともをよぶ
Similar types call (each other) friends.
Ignorance is bliss.
知らぬが仏・しらぬがほとけ
Not knowing is Buddha.
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
捨てる神あれば拾う神あり・すてるかみあればひろうかみあり
If there is a God that throws you away, there’s another God who picks you up.
No pain, no gain.
苦は楽の種・くはらくのたね
Pain is a seed of pleasure.
「＊＊＊」= My boyfried told me about a little story that goes with this proverb. He heard about this story on a television program when he was younger. Nara prefecture is famous for deer. Some time ago in Nara if someone woke up early and found a dead deer in front of their house, they had to pay a fine for it even if they didn’t kill the deer since deer are so special there. Early one morning a man woke up and from inside his home he witnessed a car hitting a deer in front of his house. The car drove away and the man realised the deer had died so he reported this to the police. As a result of waking up early and witnessing the hit and run, he didn’t have to pay the fine. This proves that there are a lot of good benefits to waking up early.
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