Vocabulary

What does 案ずるより産むが易し (あんずるよりうむがやすし) mean?

案ずるより産むが易し (あんずるよりうむがやすし) means worrying beforehand is harder than just doing it; it turns out easier than you feared (lit. giving birth is easier than worrying about it).

Quick facts
Readingあんずるよりうむがやすし
あんずるよりうむがやすし
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worrying beforehand is harder than just doing it; it turns out easier than you feared (lit. giving birth is easier than worrying about it)

Example sentences

  • I was anxious about my first presentation, but it turned out easier than I feared and went surprisingly well.

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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.