急がば回れ

Kanji in this term 急 回 いそ Grade: 3 まわ Grade: 2 kun'yomi Etymology edit Phrase consisting of 急が (isoga, 未然形 (imperfective form) of 急ぐ (isogu, “husten, rush”)) + ば (ba, “if, when”) + 回れ (maware, 命令形 (imperative form) of 回る (mawaru, “go round”)).

Proverb edit 急いそがば回まわれ • (isogaba maware)

more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race Synonyms edit 慌あわてる乞食こじきは貰もらいが少すくない (awateru kojiki wa morai ga sukunai) 急せいては事ことを仕損しそんじる (seite wa koto o shisonjiru) References edit “急がば回れ”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025