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Meaning of 馬子にも衣装 in Japanese
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馬子にも衣装, 馬子にも衣裳
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Kana Readingまごにもいしょう
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Romajimagonimoishō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
- Meaning
- anybody can look good with the right clothes (lit: clothes on a packhorse driver); clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds
- Example sentence
- あらまあ、馬子にも衣装とはこのことだねぇ。スーツ着ると結構格好いいじゃん。 Well, it's just like the proverb "fine feathers make a fine bird". You look really good when you wear a suit.
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Examples of 馬子にも衣装, 馬子にも衣裳, まごにもいしょう in a sentence
Kanji in this word
装
JLPT 2
12 strokes
attire, dress, pretend, disguise, profess
On'Yomi: ソウ, ショウ
Kun'Yomi: よそお.う, よそお.い
子
JLPT 5
3 strokes
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
On'Yomi: シ, ス, ツ
Kun'Yomi: こ, -こ, ね