坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぼう
Grade: S
す > ず
Grade: 3
にく
Grade: S

Jinmeiyō

Jinmeiyō
にく
Grade: S
goon kun’yomi goon kan’on kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally “hate a monk, and you will hate his very robes”.

Idiom

(ぼう)()(にく)けり()()まで(にく) (bōzu nikukerya kesa made nikui

  1. love me, love my dog; hating everything about a person