Culture · Kotowaza (ことわざ)

虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず — "If you do not enter the tiger's cave, you will not catch the tiger cub" (Nothing ventured, nothing gained)

Kotowaza are short traditional sayings that carry a piece of Japanese wisdom. Here are thirty-two, grouped by theme — each with its reading, meaning, and a small animation to help it stick.