Vocabulary

adage

ことわざ、格言(かくげん)

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Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun

A traditional saying that expresses a common truth or piece of advice.

一般(いっぱん)的(てき)な真理(しんり)や教訓(きょうくん)を表(あらわ)す、昔(むかし)から伝(つた)わることわざや格言(かくげん)。

Examples

  1. The adage "practice makes perfect" encourages people to keep improving.
  2. He often repeats the adage that honesty is the best policy.

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