What does 諺 mean?
諺 is a Japanese noun meaning “proverb, saying” in English. It is written as 諺 in kanji, ことわざ in hiragana, and kotowaza in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
このことわざが使われるのを聞いた事があります。
I have heard this proverb used.