Vocabulary

What does 好きこそものの上手なれ (すきこそもののじょうずなれ) mean?

好きこそものの上手なれ (すきこそもののじょうずなれ) means you get good at what you love doing (lit. only what you love, you become good at).

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Readingすきこそもののじょうずなれ
すきこそもののじょうずなれ
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you get good at what you love doing (lit. only what you love, you become good at)

Example sentences

  • My younger brother loves drawing, so true to the saying, he already produces work that puts adults to shame even though he is in primary school.

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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.