Japanese word
急がば回れ
いそがばまわれ
In your course · Chapter 49
- Part of speech
- phrase
- Level
- B2
Meanings
- more haste, less speed
Source: Tonada course
Kanji
- 急
- On reading:
- キュウ
- Kun reading:
- いそ.ぎ、いそ.ぐ、せ.く
- Meanings:
- hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
- 回
- On reading:
- エ、カイ
- Kun reading:
- -まわ.し、-まわ.す、-まわ.り、-まわ.る、か.える、まわ.し-、まわ.す、まわ.る、もとお.る
- Meanings:
- -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
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