ペンは剣けんよりも強つよしMeanings1expressionthe pen is mightier than the swordproverb›A proverb meaning that writing and ideas have more influence than violence. Derived from the English saying.ペンは剣けんよりも強つよしと言いうように、言こと葉ばには大おおきな力ちからがある。As the saying goes, the pen is mightier than the sword; words have great power.