Vocabulary

知らぬは亭主許り也

Meaning

the husband is always the last to know and everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband

Practice Writing

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Component Analysis

知らぬは亭主許り也
the husband is always the last to know, everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband
しらぬはていしゅばかりなり
知
know, wisdom
し.る, し.らせる, チ
矢
dart, arrow
や, シ
天
heavens, sky, imperial
あまつ, あめ, テン
大
large, big
おお-, おお.きい, ダイ
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク
亭
pavilion, restaurant, mansion...
テイ, チン
亠
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク
冖
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ
丁
street, ward, town...
ひのと, チョウ, テイ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
亅
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
かぎ, ケツ
主
lord, chief, master...
ぬし, おも, シュ
丶
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ
王
king, rule, magnate
オウ, -ノウ
王
( 玉 ) king, rule, magnate
オウ, -ノウ
許
permit, approve
ゆる.す, もと, キョ
言
say, word
い.う, こと, ゲン
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク
午
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM...
うま, ゴ
𠂉
十
ten
とお, と, ジュウ
也
to be (classical)
なり, か, ヤ
丨
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
すす.む, しりぞ.く, コン
乙
the latter, duplicate, strange...
おと-, きのと, オツ
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