てんみずかたすくるものたす
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. heaven helps those who help themselves
Kanji used
heaven
self
help
someone
Composed of
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to help; to save; to rescue
person
Examples (1 in total)
My father always said that heaven helps those who help themselves.