去る者は日々に疎し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
去	者	日	日	疎
さ Grade: 3	もの Grade: 3	ひ Grade: 1	ひ > び Grade: 1	うと Grade: S

Alternative spellings
去る者は日日に疎し (kyūjitai) 去る者は日日に疎し

Etymology

Calque of Literary Chinese 去者日以疏 from the early 6th century Chinese text Wen Xuan:

去者日以疏，生者日以親 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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去者日以疏，生者日以亲 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

qùzhě rì yǐ shū, shēngzhě rì yǐ qīn [Pinyin]

The departed become distant over time; Those who come become familiar over time.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sa̠ɾɯ̟ mo̞no̞ β̞a̠ çibʲi ɲ̟i ɯ̟to̞ɕi]

Proverb

去(さ)る者(もの)は日(ひ)々(び)に疎(うと)し • (saru mono wa hibi ni utoshi) 

1. feelings for a departed one grow weaker over time; out of sight, out of mind