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百聞は一見に如かず
百聞は一見に如かず
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 百 | 聞 | 一 | 見 | 如 |
|
ひゃく Grade: 1 |
ぶん Grade: 2 |
いち > いっ Grade: 1 |
けん Grade: 1 |
し Grade: S |
Alternative forms
Idiom
百聞は一見に如かず (hiragana ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず, romaji hyakubun wa ikken ni shikazu)
- you understand better by seeing for yourself than hearing about it, seeing is believing
Usage notes
Similar to a picture is worth a thousand words but is not limited to pictures.