案ずるより産むが易し

Entry Discussion Citations Language Download PDF Watch Edit Japanese edit Kanji in this term 案 産 易 あん Grade: 4 う Grade: 4 やす Grade: 5 Alternative spelling 案ずるより產むが易し (kyūjitai) Etymology edit 案あんずる (anzuru, “worrying”) + より (yori, “than”) + 産うむ (umu, “giving birth”) + が (ga, “is”) + 易やすし (yasushi, “easy”), “Giving birth is easier than worrying (about it).”

Proverb edit 案あんずるより産うむが易やすし • (anzuru yori umu ga yasushi)

Doing something is easier than worrying about it. References edit “案ずるより産むが△易し”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025