Kotowaza of the day: Full cycle
- Japanese:
- 木の実は木の本
- Romanized:
- Ki-no mi-wa ki-no moto
- Meaning of Japanese:
- The fruit that a tree bears, when fallen, will give root to another tree
- English equivalent:
- Dust thou art, and to dust shalt thou return
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
2 Comments:
There's an english saying: "The fruit doesn't fall far from the tree," which is the same in German: "Der Apfel fallt nicht weit von dem Baum."
Thanks, Safety Neal, for all your suggestions of late. This one is somewhat related, but I've actually already got it covered back here!
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