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A Japanese proverb (諺, ことわざ, kotowaza) may take the form of:
a short saying (言い習わし, iinarawashi),
an idiomatic phrase (慣用句, kan'yōku), or
a four-character idiom (四字熟語, yojijukugo).
Although "proverb" and "saying" are practically synonymous, the same cannot be said about "idiomatic phrase" and "four-character idiom". Not all kan'yōku and yojijukugo are proverbial. For instance, the kan'yōkukitsune no yomeiri (狐の嫁入り, literally 'a fox's wedding', meaning "a sunshower") and the yojijukugokoharubiyori (小春日和, literally 'small spring weather', meaning "Indian summer" – warm spring-like weather in early winter) are not proverbs. To be considered a proverb, a word or phrase must express a common truth or wisdom; it cannot be a mere noun.
or idiomatic phrase). Because traditional Japanese culture was tied to agriculture, many Japaneseproverbs are derived from agricultural customs and practices...
religion, folklore, and art of Japan, as well as in Japaneseproverbs and idiomatic expressions. The Japanese cultural meaning of the monkey has diachronically...
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sun, and the Japanese version of the Tom Thumb story, Issun Bōshi (一寸法師), literally "one sun boy", as well as in many Japaneseproverbs.[citation needed]...
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