JMdict: 2419570
腹が減っては戦は出来ぬ 【はらがへってはいくさはできぬ】
- [exp] an army marches on its stomach; you can't fight on an empty stomach
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings | Grade |
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腹 | Abdomen, Belly, Stomach | フク | はら | 6 |
減 | Dwindle, Decrease, Reduce, Decline, Curtail, Get Hungry | ゲン | へ.る, へ.らす | 5 |
戦 | War, Battle, Match | セン | いくさ, たたか.う, おのの.く, そよ.ぐ, わなな.く | 4 |
出 | Exit, Leave, Go Out, Come Out, Put Out, Protrude | シュツ, スイ | で.る, -で, だ.す, -だ.す, い.でる, い.だす | 1 |
来 | Come, Due, Next, Cause, Become | ライ, タイ | く.る, きた.る, きた.す, き.たす, き.たる, き, こ | 2 |