鯛の尾より鰯の頭たいのおよりいわしのかしら

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English definition

1. better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

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Kanji

• 鯛sea bream; red snapperチョウ / たい · 19 strokes真鯛黒鯛にらみ鯛奄美雀鯛海老で鯛を釣る腐っても鯛赤鯛鯛めし
• 尾tail; end; counter for fish; lower slope of mountainビ / お · 7 strokes尾尻尾尾根末尾語尾尾行尾崎西尾
• 鰯sardine; (kokuji)いわし · 21 strokes干鰯柊鰯鰯の頭も信心から鰯油鰯滓鰯節鰯酸鰯雲
• 頭head; counter for large animalsトウ、ズ、ト / あたま、かしら、-がしら、かぶり · 16 strokes頭頭痛冒頭先頭店頭頭部筆頭頭脳