Dictionary: “鬼も十八”

鬼も十八

おにもじゅうはち

even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

Kun/On information

鬼
On
き
Kun
おに;おに-
Stroke count
10

・ghost

・devil

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
十
On
じゅう;じっ;じゅっ
Kun
とお;と
Stroke count
2

・ten

1 2
八
On
はち
Kun
や;や.つ;やっ.つ;よう
Stroke count
2

・eight

・eight radical (no. 12)

1 2

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鬼も十八番茶も出花

おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな

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just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth