Vocabulary

What does 可愛い子には旅をさせよ (かわいいこにはたびをさせよ) mean?

可愛い子には旅をさせよ (かわいいこにはたびをさせよ) means if you love your child, let them go out into the world and learn (lit. send a beloved child on a journey).

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Readingかわいいこにはたびをさせよ
かわいいこにはたびをさせよ
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if you love your child, let them go out into the world and learn (lit. send a beloved child on a journey)

Example sentences

  • As the saying goes, send a beloved child out into the world, so I sent my son abroad to study on his own.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.