Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 百聞は一見にしかず(ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず) in Japanese

百聞は一見にしかず, 百聞は一見に如かず
Kana Reading
ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず
Romaji
hyakubunhaikkennishikazu
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    Meaning
    seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

6 strokes

likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal

On'Yomi: ジョ, ニョ

Kun'Yomi: ごと.し

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JLPT 5

14 strokes

hear, ask, listen

On'Yomi: ブン, モン

Kun'Yomi: き.く, き.こえる

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JLPT 5

6 strokes

hundred

On'Yomi: ヒャク, ビャク

Kun'Yomi: もも

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JLPT 5

7 strokes

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: み.る, み.える, み.せる

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JLPT 5

1 stroke

one, one radical (no.1)

On'Yomi: イチ, イツ

Kun'Yomi: ひと-, ひと.つ

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