Definition of 一葉落ちて天下の秋を知る (いちようおちててんかのあきをしる)

いちようてんあき

一葉落ちて天下の秋を知る

いちようおちててんかのあきをしる

ichiyouochitetenkanoakiwoshiru

expression
a straw will show which way the wind blows, a falling leaf shows that autumn has come(proverb)
Related Kanji
one, one radical (no.1)
leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet
heavens, sky, imperial
below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
autumn
know, wisdom