みのるほどあたまれるいなかな
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. the more learned, the more humble; the boughs bearing the most hang lowest
Kanji used
real
head
droop
rice plant
head of a plant
Composed of
to bear fruit; to ripen
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
ear (head) of rice