早起きは三文の徳

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
はや
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
さん
Grade: 1
もん
Grade: 1
とく
Grade: 4
kun'yomi on'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spellings
早起きは三文の德 (kyūjitai)
早起きは三文の得

Etymology

Phrase consisting of 早起き (hayaoki, getting up early) +‎ (wa, topic marker particle) +‎ (san, three) +‎ (mon, mon, Japanese old currency) +‎ (no, genitive case marker) +‎ (toku, benefit). Literally "it is benefit of three mon to get up early."

Pronunciation

Proverb

(はや)()きは(さん)(もん)(とく) (hayaoki wa sanmon no toku

  1. the early bird gets the worm