刀 Japanese Sword
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刀 Japanese sword |
 The word: |
 Closer look at the kanji: |
 B = Beginner | I = Intermediate | A = Advanced |
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刀 |
剃刀 kami sori - razor [I] 竹刀 shi nai - bamboo sword [A] 太刀打ち tachi uchi - to cross swords, to compete [A] |
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  In
this historic duel between the last of the hashi-clan and the katana
clan,The sword was proven to be indeed, mighter than the chopsticks |
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SUGGESTED USAGE: クレイの諺：「確かに刀ははしに勝る」 |
ABOUT SUGGESTED USAGE:
クレイの諺 kurei no kotowaza - Clay's (that's me) proverb
確かに tashika ni - surely
はし hashi - chopsticks [another hashi by the same name is hashi meaning bridge]
勝る masaru - to be better than..., superior to...
刀ははしに勝る katana wa hashi ni masaru - ~(the thing superior) wa ~(the thing inferior) ni masaru.
NOTE: - Instead of using MASARU, a more common way of saying basically the same thing (less proverbial) usin
刀ははしより強い。 katana wa hashi yori tsuyoi. - The sword / chopsticks less than / strong The sword is stronger than chopsticks.
- Not to confuse you, but we can switch the 2 around to say -
はしは刀より弱い。 hashi wa katana yori yowai - The chopsticks / sword less than / weak The chopsticks is weaker than sword.
Got it? It seems confusing at first and at second, but at third... HO HO! -