一寸の虫にも五分の魂
Reading
Kana:
いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい
Romaji:
issunnomushinimogobunotamashii
Definition
1
tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
Note:
idiomatic expression
Kanji
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Reading: スン
Meanings: measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small
Readings: チュウ、 キ、 むし
Meanings: insect, bug, temper
Readings: ゴ、 いつ、 いつ.つ
Meaning: five
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: コン、 たましい、 たま
Meanings: soul, spirit