魚心あれば水心あり

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
うお
Grade: 2
こころ
Grade: 2
みず
Grade: 1
こころ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, "if the water is kind to the fish, the fish will be kind to the water".

Idiom

(うお)(こころ)あれば(みず)(こころ)あり (uo kokoro areba mizu kokoro ari

  1. if you show someone favor, they will show favor to you in return