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行
ゆ
きはよいよい
帰
かえ
りはこわい
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. going there is easy but coming back is hard
from the Edo-period children's song "Odoryanse"
Alt. forms
行
い
きはよいよい
帰
かえ
りは
怖
こわ
い
行
い
きは
良
よ
い
良
よ
い
帰
かえ
りは
怖
こわ
い
行
い
きはよいよい
帰
かえ
りはこわい
Kanji used
行
go
帰
return home
Used in: 1
Composed of
行
ゆ
き
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
よ
い
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
帰
かえ
り
return; coming back
こわ
い
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful