【No. 1975】Nakute Nanakuse (なくて七癖 - Every Man Has His Own Peculiar)
Sep 22, 2021 19:12
Nakute Nanakuse
Do you have any habits?
Even if you think you don't have any habits, some will be found.
To explain this fact, you can use the proverb nakute nanakuse (なくて七癖).
Since nakute (なくて) means "don't have," nana (七) means "seven," and kuse (癖) means "habit," the literal meaning of nakute nanakuse is "(even) people with no habits have seven habits."
Here, nana (七 - meaning "seven") is just used to rhyme with na in nakute, and there is no meaning to the specific number "seven."
Do you have any habits?
Even if you think you don't have any habits, some will be found.
To explain this fact, you can use the proverb nakute nanakuse (なくて七癖).
Since nakute (なくて) means "don't have," nana (七) means "seven," and kuse (癖) means "habit," the literal meaning of nakute nanakuse is "(even) people with no habits have seven habits."
Here, nana (七 - meaning "seven") is just used to rhyme with na in nakute, and there is no meaning to the specific number "seven."
なくて七癖
あなたには何か癖がありますか？
癖がないと思っていても、よく探せばいくつかは癖が見つかるものです。
これを表すことわざに「なくて七癖」があります。
「なくて」は "don't have"、「七」は "seven"、「癖」は "habit" を意味するので、「なくて七癖」の文字どおりの意味は "(even) people with no habits have seven habits" となります。
ここで「七」は、「なくて」の「な」と韻を踏んで調子を合わせるために使われており、「七」という具体的な数字に深い意味はありません。
あなたには何か癖がありますか？
癖がないと思っていても、よく探せばいくつかは癖が見つかるものです。
これを表すことわざに「なくて七癖」があります。
「なくて」は "don't have"、「七」は "seven"、「癖」は "habit" を意味するので、「なくて七癖」の文字どおりの意味は "(even) people with no habits have seven habits" となります。
ここで「七」は、「なくて」の「な」と韻を踏んで調子を合わせるために使われており、「七」という具体的な数字に深い意味はありません。
Corrections (1)
No. 1 Mar
- Nakute Nanakuse (なくて七癖 - Every Man Has His Own Peculiar)
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Nakute Nanakuse (なくて七癖 - Every Man Has His Own Peculiarities)
Another good word for peculiarities is "quirks".
Toru
Thank you for letting me know that! (^^)
Thank you for letting me know that! (^^)
Mar
Thanks for sharing so many Japanese proverbs!
Thanks for sharing so many Japanese proverbs!