善は急げ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
善 急
ぜん
Grade: 6 		いそ
Grade: 3
goon kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 善 +‎ は +‎ 急げ, literally "good things need to be carried out with haste"

Proverb

善(ぜん)は急(いそ)げ • (zen wa isoge) 

  1. make hay while the sun shines, strike while the iron is hot, act on an opportunity promptly

Synonyms

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