苦は楽の種

くはらくのたね

one cannot have pleasure without pain; no pain, no gain

Meanings

  1. Expression

    one cannot have pleasure without pain; no pain, no gainproverb

Example sentences

  • 苦くは楽らくの種たね。

    No pain, no gains.

  • 楽らくは苦くの種たね苦くは楽らくの種たね。

    One cannot have pain without pleasure, and one cannot have pleasure without pain.