和英／英和辞典 - Japanese⇔English Dictionary

1. 1. [exp] better shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive (proverb)

Kanji in this word

• 巧
  adroit, skilled, ingenuity

  On: コウ (kou)

  Kun: たく.み (taku.mi)、 たく.む (taku.mu)、 うま.い (uma.i)

  5 strokes · Grade 8 · JLPT N1
• 詐
  lie, falsehood, deceive, pretend

  On: サ (sa)

  Kun: いつわ.る (itsuwa.ru)

  12 strokes · Grade 8 · JLPT N1
• 拙
  bungling, clumsy, unskillful

  On: セツ (setsu)

  Kun: つたな.い (tsutana.i)

  8 strokes · Grade 8 · JLPT N1
• 誠
  sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity

  On: セイ (sei)

  Kun: まこと (makoto)

  13 strokes · Grade 6 · JLPT N1
• 如
  likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal

  On: ジョ (jo)、 ニョ (nyo)

  Kun: ごと.し (goto.shi)

  6 strokes · Grade 8 · JLPT N1