鬼おにも十じゅう八はち
Meanings
Expression
Abbreviation
Proverb
1. even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
Kanji used
oni
ten
eight
Composed of
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth