Definition of 元の木阿弥 (もとのもくあみ)

もともくあみ

元の木阿弥

もとのもくあみ

motonomokuami

expression
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ending up right back where one started
Related Kanji
元 beginning, former time, origin
木 tree, wood
阿 Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess
弥 all the more, increasingly
Example sentences(showing 1 results)

ちゅうだん
中断
もともくあみ
元の木阿弥
If we stop here, we'll be right back where we started