坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
坊 主 憎 袈 裟 憎
ぼう
Grade: S 		す > ず
Grade: 3 		にく
Grade: S 		け
Jinmeiyō 		さ
Jinmeiyō 		にく
Grade: S
goon kun'yomi goon kan'on kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally “if you hate a monk, you will hate him down to his very robes”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bo̞ːzɨ ɲ̟ikɯ̟ke̞ɾʲa̠ ke̞sa̠ ma̠de̞ ɲ̟ikɯ̟i]

Idiom

坊(ぼう)主(ず)憎(にく)けりゃ袈(け)裟(さ)まで憎(にく)い • (bōzu nikukerya kesa made nikui) 

  1. love me, love my dog; hating everything about a person

References

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