喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 喉 | 元 | 過 | 熱 | 忘 |
| のど Grade: S |
もと Grade: 2 |
す Grade: 5 |
あつ Grade: 4 |
わす Grade: 6 |
| kun'yomi | ||||
Etymology
Literally, "you forget the heat once it passes your throat," meaning that once you swallow something that's too hot, you feel relieved and are apt to eat something just as hot again.
Idiom
喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる • (nodomoto sugireba atsusa o wasureru)
References
- “喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026