郷に入りては郷に従え

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ごう
Grade: 6

Grade: 1
ごう
Grade: 6
したが
Grade: 6
Alternative spelling
鄕に入りては鄕に從え (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally “entering the countryside, follow the custom [thereof].”

Proverb

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(ごう)()りては(ごう)(したが) (gō ni irite wa gō ni shitagae

  1. when in Rome, do as the Romans do