Meaning of 万病の元(まんびょうのもと) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 万病の元, 万病のもと

Kana Reading まんびょうのもと

Romaji manbyōnomoto

Examples of 万病の元, 万病のもと, まんびょうのもと in a sentence

体壊したらどうするんだ。アンバランスな食事は、万病の元だぞ。

What if you make yourself ill? An unbalanced diet leads to all kinds of sicknesses.
風邪は万病の元。

A cold often leads to all kinds of disease.

病 JLPT 4

10 strokes

ill, sick

On'Yomi: ビョウ, ヘイ

Kun'Yomi: や.む, -や.み, やまい

万 JLPT 5

3 strokes

ten thousand, 10,000

On'Yomi: マン, バン

Kun'Yomi: よろず

元 JLPT 4

4 strokes

beginning, former time, origin

On'Yomi: ゲン, ガン

Kun'Yomi: もと

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