明日の百より今日の五十

あすのひゃくよりきょうのごじゅう

Kanji in this term 明 日 百 今 日 五 十 あす ひゃく Grade: 1 きょう ご Grade: 1 じゅう Grade: 1 Grade: 2 Grade: 1 Grade: 2 Grade: 1 jukujikun on'yomi jukujikun on'yomi Etymology edit Literally, “today's 50 over tomorrow's 100”.

Pronunciation edit IPA(key): [a̠sɨ no̞ ça̠kɯ̟ jo̞ɾʲi kʲo̞ː no̞ ɡo̞ʑɨː] Proverb edit 明日あすの百ひゃくより今日きょうの五ご十じゅう • (asu no hyaku yori kyō no gojū)

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

References

“〈明日〉の百より〈今日〉の五十”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025