去る者は日日に疎し

Japanese
Kanji in this term
去 者 日 日 疎
さ(る)
Grade: 3		 もの
Grade: 3		 ひ
Grade: 1		 ひ > び
Grade: 1		 うと(し)
Grade: S

Alternative forms

Etymology

A Japanese rendition from the early 6th century Chinese text Wen Xuan: 去者日以疎[、生者日以親]. Literally "The departed become distant over time". The second half of the original, which is missing in translation, is "[while] those who come become familiar over time".[1]

Pronunciation
  • Kun’yomi
    • IPA(key): [sa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ mo̞no̞ ɰᵝa̠ çibʲi ɲ̟i ɯ̟ᵝto̞ɕi]

Proverb

去る者は日日に疎し (hiragana さるものはひびにうとし, rōmaji saru mono wa hibi ni utoshi)

  1. feelings for a departed one grow weaker over time; out of sight, out of mind

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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