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jmdict 1338260 Active (id: 2198513)

出る釘は打たれる [でるくぎはうたれる] /(exp,v1) (1) (See 出る杭は打たれる・1) (proverb) the nail that sticks out gets hammered down/people that stick out too much get punished/(exp,v1) (2) (See 出る杭は打たれる・2) (proverb) tall trees catch much wind/people that excel at something become disliked/EntL1338260/




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