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トクハコナラズカナラズトナリアリ
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. the virtuous man will not long remain lonely
from The Analects of Confucius
Alt. forms
徳
とく
は
孤
こ
ならず
必
かなら
ず
隣
となり
あり
トクハコナラズカナラズトナリアリ
Composed of
トク
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
コ
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
カナラズ
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
トナリ
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour