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去る者は日々に疎し

去る者は日々に疎し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さ(る)
Grade: 3
もの
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
ひ > び
Grade: 1
うと(し)
Grade: S

Alternative forms

Proverb

去る者は日々に疎し (hiragana さるものはひびにうとし, romaji saru mono wa hibi ni utoshi)

  1. feelings for a departed one grow weaker over time; out of sight, out of mind

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan