善は急げ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
善	急
ぜん Grade: 6	いそ Grade: 3
goon	kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 善 +‎ は +‎ 急げ, literally "good things need to be carried out with haste"

Proverb

善(ぜん)は急(いそ)げ • (zen wa isoge)

make hay while the sun shines, strike while the iron is hot, act on an opportunity promptly

Synonyms

<ruby>思<rp>(</rp><rt>おも</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>い<ruby>立<rp>(</rp><rt>た</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>ったが<ruby>吉日<rp>(</rp><rt>きちじつ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (omoitatta ga kichijitsu)

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