How to say proverbs in Japanese

箴言【しんげんshingen】

noun:

  • proverb; maxim; aphorism
  • Proverbs (book of the Bible)

Example Sentences

彼女kanojoはhaことわざkotowazaをwoいくつikutsuもmo知っているshitteiru。
She knows many proverbs.
彼kareはha有名なyuumeina諺kotowazaをwoいくつかikutsuka聖書seishoからkara引用in'youしたshita。
He quoted some famous proverbs from the Bible.
今までimamadeにni私達watashitachiはha熟語jukugoをwoいくつikutsuぐらいgurai習ったnarattaかしらkashira。
How many proverbs have we learned so far?
諺kotowazaをwo英語eigoにniするsuru行為kouiにni意味imiがgaあるaruのnoだろうかdarouka。
I wonder if there is any point in translating proverbs into English.
諺kotowazaはha知恵chieについてnitsuite満ちているmichiteiru。
Proverbs are full of wisdom.

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