己に如かざる者を友とするなかれ
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 己 | 如 | 者 | 友 |
| おのれ Grade: 6 |
し Grade: S |
もの Grade: 3 |
とも Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 己に如かざる者を友とするなかれ (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Calque of Literary Chinese 無友不如己者 (wú yǒu bùrú jǐ zhě).
Proverb
己に如かざる者を友とするなかれ • (onore ni shikazaru mono o tomo to surunakare)
- Do not befriend people who are not as sincere as you are.
References
- The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.
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