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Oya ga Oya nara Ko mo Ko
Last update January 5, 2020
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If a child is like this, so is his/her parent.
Oya ga Oya nara Ko mo Ko
親が親なら子も子
Words:
親
Oya
= a parent /
が
ga
= nominative
joshi
particle /
親
Oya
= a parent /
なら
nara
= if; conditional
joshi
particle /
子
Ko
= a child /
も
mo
= also;
joshi
particle meaning "also, as well." /
子
Ko
= a child
Pronunciation:
[oh-yah-gah-oh-yah-nah-rah koh-moh-koh]
English Equivalent:
Like father, like son. / The apple does not fall far from the tree. / a chip off the old block
Notes:
The meaning and usage are the same as the English counterparts.