Definition of 一寸の虫にも五分の魂 (いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい)

いっすんむしごぶたましい

一寸の虫にも五分の魂

いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい

issunnomushinimogobunotamashii

View details for kanji: 一View details for kanji: 寸View details for kanji: 虫View details for kanji: 五View details for kanji: 分View details for kanji: 魂
expression
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tread on a worm and it will turn, even a tiny bug will defend itself, even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them(proverb)
Related Kanji
一 one, one radical (no.1)
寸 measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small
虫 insect, bug, temper
五 five
分 part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
魂 soul, spirit