ことわざ (kotowaza) Japanese meaning: proverb | Kotomora「急がば回れ」は有名なことわざです。
"Haste makes waste" is a famous proverb.
My grandmother often quoted proverbs to give me advice.
Usage patterns
〈事〉という諺があるthere's a proverb that says ~
There's a proverb that says "the early bird catches the worm."
諺にあるようにas the proverb goes
As the proverb goes, "more haste, less speed."
諺を引くto cite a proverb
The teacher cited an old proverb to explain the point in class.
諺どおりjust as the proverb says
Just as the proverb says, he learned a lot from his failure.
