蛙の子は蛙

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蛙 子 蛙
かえる
Hyōgaiji		 こ
Grade: 1		 かえる
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

Literally "The child of a frog is a frog".

Proverb

蛙の子は蛙 (hiragana かえるのこはかえる, rōmaji kaeru no ko wa kaeru)

  1. A child grows up to be very similar to its parents, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

See also
  • 鳶 (とんび)が鷹 (たか)を産 (う)む (tonbi ga taka o umu): The kite hatches a hawk.
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