鬼も十八
おにもじゅうはち
- even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth exp proverb abbr
Kanji
鬼
キ
おに • おに-
ghost; devil
十
ジュウ • ジッ • ジュッ
とお • と • そ
ten
八
ハチ • ハツ
や • や.つ • やっ.つ • よう
eight; eight radical (no. 12)
Synonyms
鬼も十八番茶も出花
おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな
- just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth exp proverb