出る杭は打たれる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
出 杭 打
で
Grade: 1 		くい
Jinmeiyō 		う
Grade: 3

Proverb

出(で)る杭(くい)は打(う)たれる • (deru kui wa utareru) 

  1. (idiomatic) alternative form of 出る釘は打たれる (deru kugi wa utareru, “the nail that sticks out gets hammered down”)
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